Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 911 · 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) basic HTML and CSS (b) school football team (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) built a rain gauge model
2. 2.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) one page (d) ten pages
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
6. 6.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
10. 10.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) built a rain gauge model (d) basic HTML and CSS
11. 11.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
13. 13.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) a long life story
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
19. 19.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
22. 22.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
27. 27.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) B.Com first year (c) school football team (d) spreadsheets (basic)
28. 28.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) an email ID (c) school football team (d) eco club member
32. 32.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your passwords (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
36. 36.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a website for our club (c) eco club member (d) debate club secretary
37. 37.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) your city and PIN code (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) school football team
38. 38.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details

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