Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 895 · 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 goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) an email ID (d) typing 40 words a minute
2. 2.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) languages you know
4. 4.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
6. 6.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
7. 7.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) school football team (d) Class 10 board: 88%
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) one page
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
19. 19.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) B.Com first year (d) school football team
20. 20.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) volunteer work
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a website for our club (d) debate club secretary
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
32. 32.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
34. 34.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
37. 37.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) your bank details

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