Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 795 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
5. 5.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) debate club secretary (d) basic HTML and CSS
6. 6.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a mobile number
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
10. 10.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) eco club member (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) B.Com first year
11. 11.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) one page (d) half a line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
15. 15.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) school football team (c) a website for our club (d) your city and PIN code
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
18. 18.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) built a rain gauge model
21. 21.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) your city and PIN code
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
24. 24.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
27. 27.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
30. 30.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
31. 31.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
34. 34.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
36. 36.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) your city and PIN code (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) basic HTML and CSS
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks

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