Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 814 · 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) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) awards and prizes
12. 12.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) a mobile number (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) debate club secretary
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
17. 17.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
20. 20.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
22. 22.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
23. 23.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) half a line
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a website for our club (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) eco club member
28. 28.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) your city and PIN code (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
31. 31.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) eco club member (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
33. 33.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
39. 39.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a survey of 50 shops
40. 40.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False

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