Résumé Worksheet: Cover Letter and Application Email

Interview skills lesson 20: The application email (cover letter) · Set 66 · 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.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: why you are a good fit or a polite closing line? (a) why you are a good fit (b) a polite closing line
2. 2.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
3. 3.✉️ Good or poor application habit: slang and emojis? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
4. 4.✉️ How long should a student’s application email be? (a) ten pages (b) as long as possible (c) a few short paragraphs (d) one word
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no role mentioned (b) using the manager’s name (c) naming the role (d) a polite close
6. 6.True or false: “I am free for a call any weekday after 4 pm.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pleading for the job (b) copy-pasting to all (c) a polite close (d) slang and emojis
8. 8.✉️ Good or poor application habit: no role mentioned? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
9. 9.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am a Class 12 student applying for the part-time tutor post you shared.” (a) why you fit (b) the opening (c) the closing
10. 10.True or false: “As our eco club secretary, I plan weekly tasks for twenty members.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: a polite closing line or the sign-off and name? (a) a polite closing line (b) the sign-off and name
12. 12.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am writing about the Saturday helper post at your pet clinic.” (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) why you fit
13. 13.✉️ Good or poor application habit: one real example? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
14. 14.✉️ In an application email, what should the middle paragraph show? (a) why you fit the role (b) your family history (c) your holiday plans (d) other jobs you want
15. 15.✉️ Good or poor application habit: copy-pasting to all? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
16. 16.✉️ Should you send the same letter to every employer? (a) no, tailor each one (b) only if it is long (c) yes, without names (d) yes, word for word
17. 17.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the greeting or a polite closing line? (a) the greeting (b) a polite closing line
18. 18.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) using the manager’s name (b) copy-pasting to all (c) one real example (d) a polite close
19. 19.True or false: “I am writing about the Saturday helper post at your pet clinic.” shows why you fit the role. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✉️ You know the manager’s name. How should you greet her? (a) “Yo, team” (b) “Hey buddy” (c) “Dear Friend” (d) by name, “Dear Ms …”
21. 21.✉️ Good or poor application habit: keeping it short? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
22. 22.✉️ Good or poor application habit: naming the role? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) a long life story (b) a polite close (c) attaching your résumé (d) keeping it short
24. 24.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) a long life story (b) no attachment (c) copy-pasting to all (d) using the manager’s name
25. 25.✉️ 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
26. 26.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) pleading for the job (b) copy-pasting to all (c) naming the role (d) a long life story
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attaching your résumé (b) using the manager’s name (c) a long life story (d) a polite close
28. 28.✉️ Good or poor application habit: attaching your résumé? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no attachment (b) a polite close (c) using the manager’s name (d) attaching your résumé
30. 30.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the greeting or the subject line? (a) the greeting (b) the subject line
31. 31.✉️ Good or poor application habit: using the manager’s name? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
32. 32.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a long life story? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) keeping it short (b) one real example (c) attaching your résumé (d) pleading for the job
34. 34.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) no role mentioned (b) a polite close (c) attaching your résumé (d) using the manager’s name
35. 35.✉️ 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
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pleading for the job (b) slang and emojis (c) using the manager’s name (d) no role mentioned
38. 38.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a polite close? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) using the manager’s name (b) naming the role (c) slang and emojis (d) attaching your résumé
40. 40.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I would like to apply for the summer internship at your school library.” (a) why you fit (b) the opening (c) the closing

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