Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 956 · 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 of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) eco club member
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) languages you know (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) awards and prizes
4. 4.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
7. 7.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
8. 8.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 10 board: 88%
9. 9.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) your city and PIN code (d) built a rain gauge model
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) B.Com first year (c) debate club secretary (d) a mobile number
16. 16.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
20. 20.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
22. 22.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) five pages
23. 23.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) your city and PIN code (d) a website for our club
24. 24.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) built a rain gauge model
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes
27. 27.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
33. 33.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) eco club member (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
34. 34.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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