Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 994 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
5. 5.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
9. 9.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
12. 12.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) deny it
13. 13.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
15. 15.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
25. 25.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) eco club member (c) an email ID (d) spreadsheets (basic)
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) projects you did
29. 29.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) an email ID
30. 30.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
35. 35.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) an email ID (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) your city and PIN code
36. 36.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
39. 39.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a website for our club (c) your city and PIN code (d) typing 40 words a minute
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) your bank details

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