Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 928 · 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 Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
3. 3.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
7. 7.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) their parents’ jobs
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
15. 15.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) school football team (d) Class 10 board: 88%
16. 16.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) built a rain gauge model (d) debate club secretary
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
18. 18.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
20. 20.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
23. 23.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
24. 24.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
31. 31.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a survey of 50 shops
32. 32.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
34. 34.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
38. 38.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 10 board: 88%
40. 40.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False

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