Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 828 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
4. 4.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) built a rain gauge model (c) your city and PIN code (d) an email ID
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
8. 8.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
20. 20.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
23. 23.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) debate club secretary (c) your city and PIN code (d) B.Com first year
25. 25.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
26. 26.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
29. 29.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) debate club secretary (c) B.Com first year (d) spreadsheets (basic)
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) volunteer work
32. 32.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) an email ID (c) your city and PIN code (d) basic HTML and CSS
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
36. 36.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) eco club member (d) a website for our club
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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