Résumé Worksheet: Cover Letter and Application Email

Interview skills lesson 20: The application email (cover letter) · Set 961 · 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: naming the role? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
2. 2.✉️ Good or poor application habit: no attachment? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
3. 3.✉️ Good or poor application habit: keeping it short? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
4. 4.True or false: “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a long life story? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) attaching your résumé (b) slang and emojis (c) a long life story (d) pleading for the job
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 opening (b) why you fit (c) the closing
9. 9.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) a polite close (b) attaching your résumé (c) slang and emojis (d) using the manager’s name
10. 10.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) pleading for the job (b) naming the role (c) attaching your résumé (d) using the manager’s name
11. 11.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) copy-pasting to all (b) naming the role (c) keeping it short (d) a polite close
12. 12.✉️ 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
13. 13.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a polite close? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) a long life story (b) naming the role (c) no attachment (d) copy-pasting to all
15. 15.True or false: “I am free for a call any weekday after 4 pm.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the role (b) using the manager’s name (c) a polite close (d) copy-pasting to all
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attaching your résumé (b) no role mentioned (c) using the manager’s name (d) naming the role
18. 18.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) naming the role (b) no role mentioned (c) keeping it short (d) attaching your résumé
19. 19.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: why you are a good fit or the greeting? (a) why you are a good fit (b) the greeting
20. 20.✉️ 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
21. 21.✉️ Good or poor application habit: pleading for the job? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for considering my application.” shows why you fit the role. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it short (b) attaching your résumé (c) a polite close (d) slang and emojis
24. 24.✉️ 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
25. 25.✉️ Good or poor application habit: attaching your résumé? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
26. 26.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am free for a call any weekday after 4 pm.” (a) the closing (b) why you fit (c) the opening
27. 27.✉️ 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
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 opening (b) why you fit (c) the closing
29. 29.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I hope to hear from you about the next steps.” (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) why you fit
30. 30.✉️ 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
31. 31.True or false: “I hope to hear from you about the next steps.” shows why you fit the role. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✉️ Good or poor application habit: no role mentioned? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) a long life story (b) copy-pasting to all (c) keeping it short (d) no role mentioned
34. 34.✉️ 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) why you fit (c) the closing
35. 35.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
36. 36.✉️ 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
37. 37.✉️ 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
38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for considering my application.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✉️ 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using the manager’s name (b) a polite close (c) no attachment (d) naming the role

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