Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 829 · 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) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
2. 2.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
4. 4.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) B.Com first year (d) an email ID
5. 5.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) Class 10 board: 88%
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
8. 8.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
9. 9.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
11. 11.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) a long life story
17. 17.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) B.Com first year
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
30. 30.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) school football team (d) spreadsheets (basic)
32. 32.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) school football team (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
33. 33.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
40. 40.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) B.Com first year

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