Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 840 · 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) ten pages (b) five pages (c) one page (d) half a line
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
5. 5.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
10. 10.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) eco club member (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 10 board: 88%
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) your Aadhaar number
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
19. 19.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
20. 20.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
23. 23.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) a mobile number (c) built a rain gauge model (d) spreadsheets (basic)
24. 24.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) eco club member (d) a mobile number
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 is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) clubs and activities (d) a long life story
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
36. 36.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
39. 39.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) school football team (d) built a rain gauge model
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email

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