Résumé Worksheet: Cover Letter and Application Email

Interview skills lesson 20: The application email (cover letter) · Set 919 · 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: slang and emojis? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
2. 2.✉️ 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
3. 3.✉️ 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) the opening (c) why you fit
4. 4.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” (a) the opening (b) why you fit (c) the closing
5. 5.✉️ Should you send the same letter to every employer? (a) only if it is long (b) no, tailor each one (c) yes, without names (d) yes, word for word
6. 6.✉️ How long should a student’s application email be? (a) as long as possible (b) one word (c) a few short paragraphs (d) ten pages
7. 7.✉️ 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) the opening (b) the closing (c) why you fit
8. 8.True or false: “As our eco club secretary, I plan weekly tasks for twenty members.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✉️ Good or poor application habit: attaching your résumé? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attaching your résumé (b) a polite close (c) no attachment (d) using the manager’s name
11. 11.True or false: “I have helped at my family’s shop for two years and can handle billing.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) no attachment (b) slang and emojis (c) a long life story (d) using the manager’s name
13. 13.✉️ In an application email, what should the middle paragraph show? (a) your family history (b) why you fit the role (c) your holiday plans (d) other jobs you want
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it short (b) a long life story (c) no attachment (d) no role mentioned
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pleading for the job (b) a long life story (c) no role mentioned (d) attaching your résumé
16. 16.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) copy-pasting to all (b) a polite close (c) a long life story (d) slang and emojis
17. 17.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) attaching your résumé (b) pleading for the job (c) no attachment (d) no role mentioned
18. 18.✉️ 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
19. 19.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: why you are a good fit or the sign-off and name? (a) why you are a good fit (b) the sign-off and name
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no role mentioned (b) keeping it short (c) one real example (d) using the manager’s name
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using the manager’s name (b) copy-pasting to all (c) a long life story (d) slang and emojis
22. 22.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) pleading for the job (b) naming the role (c) no role mentioned (d) copy-pasting to all
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it short (b) using the manager’s name (c) naming the role (d) pleading for the job
24. 24.✉️ Which subject line is best for an internship email? (a) please read!!! (b) hi (c) (no subject) (d) Internship – Ananya Rao
25. 25.✉️ 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
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.✉️ 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
28. 28.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the sign-off and name or the subject line? (a) the sign-off and name (b) the subject line
29. 29.✉️ Good or poor application habit: one real example? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copy-pasting to all (b) no attachment (c) one real example (d) no role mentioned
31. 31.True or false: “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” shows why you fit the role. (a) True (b) False
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 poor application habit? (a) attaching your résumé (b) using the manager’s name (c) slang and emojis (d) one real example
34. 34.✉️ Good or poor application habit: copy-pasting to all? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) no attachment (b) a long life story (c) pleading for the job (d) keeping it short
36. 36.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) one real example (b) attaching your résumé (c) no attachment (d) a polite close
37. 37.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the greeting or why you are a good fit? (a) the greeting (b) why you are a good fit
38. 38.True or false: “I am a Class 12 student applying for the part-time tutor post you shared.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a polite close? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
40. 40.✉️ 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

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