Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 954 · 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 bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
9. 9.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
10. 10.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) eco club member (c) your city and PIN code (d) an email ID
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) made-up marks
16. 16.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) one page
17. 17.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
19. 19.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) school football team
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
25. 25.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
27. 27.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
30. 30.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) say it was a joke (c) deny it (d) change the subject
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) built a rain gauge model (c) an email ID (d) a website for our club
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) built a rain gauge model
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
37. 37.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) school football team (c) a mobile number (d) basic HTML and CSS
38. 38.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) school football team (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) basic HTML and CSS
39. 39.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email

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