Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 948 · 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) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
2. 2.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) one page (d) half a line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
5. 5.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) B.Com first year (c) eco club member (d) built a rain gauge model
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
7. 7.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
10. 10.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
13. 13.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) eco club member (d) built a rain gauge model
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
16. 16.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
19. 19.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) an email ID (c) school football team (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
20. 20.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) school football team (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a website for our club
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
24. 24.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a website for our club (d) spreadsheets (basic)
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) clubs and activities
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) a party selfie
33. 33.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
36. 36.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) an email ID
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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