Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 973 · 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) Class 10 board: 88% (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) school football team (d) your city and PIN code
2. 2.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a website for our club (c) debate club secretary (d) basic HTML and CSS
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
5. 5.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
9. 9.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) five pages
11. 11.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) built a rain gauge model (c) B.Com first year (d) an email ID
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
18. 18.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) skills like typing
26. 26.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
27. 27.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) made-up marks
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) debate club secretary (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie

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