Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 852 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
3. 3.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a school report card
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
6. 6.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
8. 8.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) school football team (d) eco club member
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
10. 10.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
11. 11.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a website for our club (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
14. 14.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a website for our club
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) languages you know
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
18. 18.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) B.Com first year (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) school football team
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
21. 21.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
28. 28.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) B.Com first year (c) school football team (d) a survey of 50 shops
29. 29.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) eco club member (c) school football team (d) basic HTML and CSS
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
39. 39.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) be ready to explain it (c) deny it (d) say it was a joke
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) projects you did

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