Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 770 · 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: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
3. 3.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
4. 4.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
9. 9.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) clubs and activities (c) languages you know (d) awards and prizes
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) your city and PIN code
18. 18.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) a mobile number (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
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 of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
30. 30.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a mobile number (c) debate club secretary (d) spreadsheets (basic)
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
32. 32.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) spreadsheets (basic)
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
35. 35.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
38. 38.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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