Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 927 · 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) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
3. 3.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a mobile number (d) spreadsheets (basic)
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a mobile number
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
10. 10.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) school football team (d) built a rain gauge model
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) awards and prizes
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
13. 13.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
17. 17.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) school football team (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a survey of 50 shops
18. 18.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
22. 22.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
24. 24.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) awards and prizes
26. 26.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) built a rain gauge model
27. 27.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
30. 30.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
31. 31.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
37. 37.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) deny it
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) languages you know

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