Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 914 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
2. 2.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
5. 5.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) built a rain gauge model (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) typing 40 words a minute
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) languages you know
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) made-up marks
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
10. 10.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) your city and PIN code (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a survey of 50 shops
11. 11.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
13. 13.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) school football team (d) a mobile number
14. 14.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
23. 23.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
31. 31.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) debate club secretary (d) basic HTML and CSS
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
38. 38.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
40. 40.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke

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