Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 824 · 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.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) one page
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
5. 5.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
6. 6.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) school football team (c) your city and PIN code (d) spreadsheets (basic)
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your phone and email
8. 8.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) debate club secretary
9. 9.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) eco club member (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) an email ID
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
12. 12.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
14. 14.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) B.Com first year (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) spreadsheets (basic)
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
25. 25.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
27. 27.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
32. 32.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
34. 34.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
35. 35.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) school football team (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) debate club secretary
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
38. 38.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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