Résumé Worksheet: Cover Letter and Application Email

Interview skills lesson 20: The application email (cover letter) · Set 291 · 40 questions

Tip (Who, why you fit, close): Order: subject line → greeting → who you are and the role → why you are a good fit → a polite closing line → sign-off and name. Opening: “I am writing to apply for the weekend helper role at your bakery.” Why you fit: “I have helped at my family’s shop for two years and can handle billing.” Closing: “Thank you for considering my application.” Keep it short and tailored; mention and attach your résumé; no slang or emojis; never copy-paste one letter to everyone.

1. 1.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a polite close? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
2. 2.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the sign-off and name or a polite closing line? (a) the sign-off and name (b) a polite closing line
3. 3.✉️ Good or poor application habit: no attachment? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
4. 4.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am free for a call any weekday after 4 pm.” (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) why you fit
5. 5.✉️ You know the manager’s name. How should you greet her? (a) “Hey buddy” (b) “Dear Friend” (c) “Yo, team” (d) by name, “Dear Ms …”
6. 6.✉️ Good or poor application habit: naming the role? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
7. 7.✉️ How long should a student’s application email be? (a) a few short paragraphs (b) as long as possible (c) ten pages (d) one word
8. 8.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am writing about the Saturday helper post at your pet clinic.” (a) why you fit (b) the opening (c) the closing
9. 9.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the sign-off and name or who you are and the role? (a) the sign-off and name (b) who you are and the role
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using the manager’s name (b) keeping it short (c) naming the role (d) no attachment
11. 11.True or false: “I would like to apply for the summer internship at your school library.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: who you are and the role or the subject line? (a) who you are and the role (b) the subject line
13. 13.✉️ Good or poor application habit: one real example? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
14. 14.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: why you are a good fit or who you are and the role? (a) why you are a good fit (b) who you are and the role
15. 15.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: a polite closing line or who you are and the role? (a) a polite closing line (b) who you are and the role
16. 16.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) attaching your résumé (b) a polite close (c) one real example (d) copy-pasting to all
17. 17.True or false: “I have helped at my family’s shop for two years and can handle billing.” shows why you fit the role. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for considering my application.” shows why you fit the role. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the weekend helper role at your bakery.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a long life story? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) no role mentioned (b) naming the role (c) one real example (d) using the manager’s name
22. 22.✉️ Good or poor application habit: no role mentioned? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
23. 23.✉️ Should you send the same letter to every employer? (a) yes, without names (b) no, tailor each one (c) yes, word for word (d) only if it is long
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it short (b) no role mentioned (c) attaching your résumé (d) a polite close
25. 25.True or false: “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pleading for the job (b) copy-pasting to all (c) attaching your résumé (d) a long life story
27. 27.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: a polite closing line or why you are a good fit? (a) a polite closing line (b) why you are a good fit
28. 28.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I would like to apply for the summer internship at your school library.” (a) the closing (b) why you fit (c) the opening
29. 29.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “Thank you for considering my application.” (a) why you fit (b) the opening (c) the closing
30. 30.✉️ Good or poor application habit: using the manager’s name? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pleading for the job (b) copy-pasting to all (c) no role mentioned (d) a polite close
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using the manager’s name (b) one real example (c) naming the role (d) copy-pasting to all
33. 33.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) copy-pasting to all (b) one real example (c) no attachment (d) pleading for the job
34. 34.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: a polite closing line or the greeting? (a) a polite closing line (b) the greeting
35. 35.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I have taught maths to younger children in my building for a year.” (a) the closing (b) why you fit (c) the opening
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slang and emojis (b) no attachment (c) keeping it short (d) copy-pasting to all
37. 37.True or false: “I am writing about the Saturday helper post at your pet clinic.” shows why you fit the role. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✉️ Good or poor application habit: pleading for the job? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) a long life story (b) copy-pasting to all (c) slang and emojis (d) naming the role
40. 40.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: who you are and the role or why you are a good fit? (a) who you are and the role (b) why you are a good fit

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