Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 788 · 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 of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
8. 8.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
9. 9.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) one page (d) ten pages
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
12. 12.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) basic HTML and CSS
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
23. 23.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) school football team (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) eco club member
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
32. 32.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) your city and PIN code
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
37. 37.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a mobile number (c) school football team (d) your city and PIN code
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) volunteer work
40. 40.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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