Résumé Worksheet: Cover Letter and Application Email

Interview skills lesson 20: The application email (cover letter) · Set 380 · 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.✉️ Which subject line is best for an internship email? (a) Internship – Ananya Rao (b) (no subject) (c) please read!!! (d) hi
2. 2.True or false: “I am writing about the Saturday helper post at your pet clinic.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✉️ Good or poor application habit: pleading for the job? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
4. 4.✉️ Should you send the same letter to every employer? (a) yes, without names (b) only if it is long (c) yes, word for word (d) no, tailor each one
5. 5.✉️ You know the manager’s name. How should you greet her? (a) “Hey buddy” (b) “Dear Friend” (c) by name, “Dear Ms …” (d) “Yo, team”
6. 6.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the subject line or why you are a good fit? (a) the subject line (b) why you are a good fit
7. 7.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am writing to apply for the weekend helper role at your bakery.” (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) why you fit
8. 8.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the greeting or who you are and the role? (a) the greeting (b) who you are and the role
9. 9.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the subject line or the greeting? (a) the subject line (b) the greeting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the role (b) a polite close (c) slang and emojis (d) one real example
11. 11.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I have helped at my family’s shop for two years and can handle billing.” (a) the opening (b) why you fit (c) the closing
12. 12.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) a long life story (b) pleading for the job (c) a polite close (d) no attachment
13. 13.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) keeping it short (b) using the manager’s name (c) a long life story (d) a polite close
14. 14.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the weekend helper role at your bakery.” shows why you fit the role. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attaching your résumé (b) copy-pasting to all (c) pleading for the job (d) a long life story
16. 16.True or false: “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” shows why you fit the role. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the subject line or who you are and the role? (a) the subject line (b) who you are and the role
18. 18.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I have taught maths to younger children in my building for a year.” (a) why you fit (b) the closing (c) the opening
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it short (b) naming the role (c) copy-pasting to all (d) attaching your résumé
20. 20.✉️ How long should a student’s application email be? (a) as long as possible (b) a few short paragraphs (c) one word (d) ten pages
21. 21.✉️ In an application email, what should the middle paragraph show? (a) other jobs you want (b) your family history (c) why you fit the role (d) your holiday plans
22. 22.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) pleading for the job (b) attaching your résumé (c) slang and emojis (d) no role mentioned
23. 23.✉️ Good or poor application habit: no attachment? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pleading for the job (b) copy-pasting to all (c) no role mentioned (d) using the manager’s name
25. 25.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “Thank you for considering my application.” (a) the closing (b) why you fit (c) the opening
26. 26.✉️ 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
27. 27.✉️ Good or poor application habit: keeping it short? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pleading for the job (b) keeping it short (c) slang and emojis (d) no role mentioned
29. 29.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) one real example (b) no attachment (c) keeping it short (d) a polite close
30. 30.✉️ 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
31. 31.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the weekend helper role at your bakery.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: a polite closing line or the subject line? (a) a polite closing line (b) the subject line
33. 33.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the greeting or the sign-off and name? (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off and name
34. 34.✉️ Good or poor application habit: copy-pasting to all? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using the manager’s name (b) a long life story (c) one real example (d) naming the role
36. 36.True or false: “I would be glad to come for an interview at a time that suits you.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “As our eco club secretary, I plan weekly tasks for twenty members.” (a) the closing (b) why you fit (c) the opening
38. 38.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) one real example (b) pleading for the job (c) copy-pasting to all (d) a long life story
39. 39.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) why you fit
40. 40.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the subject line or the sign-off and name? (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off and name

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