Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 819 · 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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
3. 3.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a website for our club (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) typing 40 words a minute
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
12. 12.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a website for our club
18. 18.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) B.Com first year (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) built a rain gauge model
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
24. 24.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) debate club secretary (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
25. 25.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
28. 28.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) eco club member (c) an email ID (d) a website for our club
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
33. 33.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
37. 37.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) a mobile number (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
38. 38.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) school football team (d) basic HTML and CSS
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) awards and prizes (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work

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