Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 981 · 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 projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) B.Com first year (c) a mobile number (d) a website for our club
2. 2.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
5. 5.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) eco club member (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
6. 6.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) school football team (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
8. 8.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
10. 10.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) school football team (d) an email ID
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) five pages
14. 14.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
16. 16.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a mobile number (c) B.Com first year (d) your city and PIN code
17. 17.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) eco club member (d) spreadsheets (basic)
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
20. 20.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs
21. 21.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
29. 29.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
34. 34.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
36. 36.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) debate club secretary (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a website for our club
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) your city and PIN code
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes

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