Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 997 · 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) a website for our club (b) an email ID (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
3. 3.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
4. 4.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
6. 6.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
8. 8.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a website for our club (d) Class 10 board: 88%
9. 9.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 10 board: 88%
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) awards and prizes
11. 11.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a mobile number (c) B.Com first year (d) basic HTML and CSS
12. 12.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) an email ID (c) your city and PIN code (d) a survey of 50 shops
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
14. 14.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 10 board: 88%
16. 16.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
20. 20.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) your city and PIN code (c) eco club member (d) a website for our club
21. 21.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
22. 22.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
24. 24.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a mobile number (d) typing 40 words a minute
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) school football team (d) B.Com first year
27. 27.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) one page
28. 28.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
29. 29.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
38. 38.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) B.Com first year (d) spreadsheets (basic)
39. 39.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) your city and PIN code (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) basic HTML and CSS
40. 40.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False

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