Résumé Worksheet: Cover Letter and Application Email

Interview skills lesson 20: The application email (cover letter) · Set 84 · 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.✉️ How long should a student’s application email be? (a) one word (b) as long as possible (c) ten pages (d) a few short paragraphs
2. 2.✉️ Good or poor application habit: keeping it short? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
3. 3.True or false: “I am writing about the Saturday helper post at your pet clinic.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I am writing about the Saturday helper post at your pet clinic.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✉️ 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
6. 6.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
7. 7.✉️ Good or poor application habit: one real example? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
8. 8.✉️ 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
9. 9.✉️ 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
10. 10.✉️ Good or poor application habit: naming the role? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
11. 11.✉️ Should you send the same letter to every employer? (a) yes, word for word (b) yes, without names (c) only if it is long (d) no, tailor each one
12. 12.✉️ Good or poor application habit: copy-pasting to all? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
13. 13.True or false: “I am free for a call any weekday after 4 pm.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) keeping it short (b) a long life story (c) copy-pasting to all (d) slang and emojis
15. 15.✉️ In an application email, what should the middle paragraph show? (a) your family history (b) other jobs you want (c) why you fit the role (d) your holiday plans
16. 16.✉️ Good or poor application habit: slang and emojis? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
17. 17.✉️ Good or poor application habit: no attachment? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
18. 18.✉️ Good or poor application habit: pleading for the job? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) attaching your résumé (b) no role mentioned (c) naming the role (d) one real example
20. 20.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: why you are a good fit or the subject line? (a) why you are a good fit (b) the subject line
21. 21.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) naming the role (b) keeping it short (c) no attachment (d) using the manager’s name
22. 22.✉️ 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”
23. 23.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a polite close? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no role mentioned (b) keeping it short (c) attaching your résumé (d) using the manager’s name
25. 25.✉️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using the manager’s name (b) attaching your résumé (c) one real example (d) slang and emojis
27. 27.✉️ 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slang and emojis (b) one real example (c) copy-pasting to all (d) no attachment
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one real example (b) naming the role (c) attaching your résumé (d) no attachment
30. 30.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I hope to hear from you about the next steps.” (a) the opening (b) why you fit (c) the closing
31. 31.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) keeping it short (b) a polite close (c) attaching your résumé (d) slang and emojis
32. 32.True or false: “I have taught maths to younger children in my building for a year.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) a long life story (b) no attachment (c) naming the role (d) pleading for the job
34. 34.✉️ 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
35. 35.✉️ 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 closing (c) the opening
36. 36.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a long life story? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for considering my application.” shows why you fit the role. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: who you are and the role or a polite closing line? (a) who you are and the role (b) a polite closing line
39. 39.True or false: “I am a Class 12 student applying for the part-time tutor post you shared.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✉️ Good or poor application habit: no role mentioned? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit

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