Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 975 · 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 activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) an email ID (c) school football team (d) B.Com first year
2. 2.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
13. 13.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
17. 17.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a website for our club (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) basic HTML and CSS
18. 18.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) eco club member
21. 21.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
22. 22.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) their parents’ jobs
23. 23.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
25. 25.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) five pages
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
27. 27.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
31. 31.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) debate club secretary (c) your city and PIN code (d) typing 40 words a minute
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
33. 33.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
35. 35.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
39. 39.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) school football team (d) built a rain gauge model
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) awards and prizes (d) skills like typing

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