Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 79 · 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) skills like typing (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
3. 3.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
5. 5.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
9. 9.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) debate club secretary (d) spreadsheets (basic)
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
14. 14.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 10 board: 88%
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
23. 23.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) your city and PIN code (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
36. 36.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) debate club secretary
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) a party selfie

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