Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 734 · 40 questions

Tip (Show, don’t pad): Include: contact details (mobile, email, city), education and marks, skills, projects, activities and clubs, awards, languages, volunteer work. Leave out: bank details, your Aadhaar number, passwords, party selfies, other people’s marks, long life stories and anything made up. One page, one plain font; be ready to explain every line with a short example.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
3. 3.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
4. 4.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) languages you know (d) a party selfie
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
17. 17.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) your city and PIN code (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
19. 19.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) spreadsheets (basic)
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
23. 23.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a mobile number (d) a website for our club
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
26. 26.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) your city and PIN code (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) a website for our club
27. 27.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) school football team (c) your city and PIN code (d) spreadsheets (basic)
28. 28.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
31. 31.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
34. 34.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
36. 36.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) their parents’ jobs
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
38. 38.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) eco club member (c) B.Com first year (d) built a rain gauge model
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details

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