Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 834 · 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) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your phone and email
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) built a rain gauge model (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) your city and PIN code
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
9. 9.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
14. 14.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your phone and email
18. 18.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
19. 19.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
21. 21.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) school football team (d) Class 10 board: 88%
22. 22.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
24. 24.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) an email ID (d) spreadsheets (basic)
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
32. 32.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) an email ID
35. 35.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
38. 38.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
39. 39.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a mobile number (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students