Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 747 · 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.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
3. 3.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
6. 6.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) one page
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a mobile number (c) eco club member (d) spreadsheets (basic)
15. 15.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) typing 40 words a minute
16. 16.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) school football team (d) built a rain gauge model
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
18. 18.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) all bold capitals
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) clubs and activities (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) eco club member (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a survey of 50 shops
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
27. 27.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) debate club secretary (d) typing 40 words a minute
28. 28.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
30. 30.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) a mobile number (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a survey of 50 shops
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
32. 32.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) spreadsheets (basic)
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) skills like typing
37. 37.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) skills like typing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks

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