Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 901 · 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.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a mobile number
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
12. 12.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) built a rain gauge model
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
14. 14.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) an email ID (c) built a rain gauge model (d) eco club member
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
17. 17.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) debate club secretary (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a website for our club
19. 19.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) eco club member (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) typing 40 words a minute
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
24. 24.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your phone and email
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
35. 35.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
38. 38.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
40. 40.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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