Résumé Worksheet: Cover Letter and Application Email

Interview skills lesson 20: The application email (cover letter) · Set 981 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) one real example (b) no role mentioned (c) no attachment (d) slang and emojis
2. 2.✉️ 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 closing (b) the opening (c) why you fit
3. 3.✉️ Good or poor application habit: naming the role? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
4. 4.✉️ 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
5. 5.✉️ Good or poor application habit: one real example? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for considering my application.” shows why you fit the role. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I have taught maths to younger children in my building for a year.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✉️ How long should a student’s application email be? (a) a few short paragraphs (b) one word (c) ten pages (d) as long as possible
9. 9.✉️ 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
10. 10.True or false: “I am a Class 12 student applying for the part-time tutor post you shared.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✉️ Good or poor application habit: copy-pasting to all? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it short (b) one real example (c) no role mentioned (d) attaching your résumé
13. 13.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) no role mentioned (b) naming the role (c) a polite close (d) keeping it short
14. 14.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) copy-pasting to all (b) one real example (c) a long life story (d) no attachment
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slang and emojis (b) no role mentioned (c) copy-pasting to all (d) attaching your résumé
16. 16.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) naming the role (b) attaching your résumé (c) slang and emojis (d) a polite close
17. 17.True or false: “I am free for a call any weekday after 4 pm.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✉️ Good or poor application habit: pleading for the job? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
19. 19.✉️ 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
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for considering my application.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I am writing about the Saturday helper post at your pet clinic.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) pleading for the job (c) slang and emojis (d) naming the role
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copy-pasting to all (b) slang and emojis (c) no attachment (d) using the manager’s name
25. 25.✉️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slang and emojis (b) no role mentioned (c) a long life story (d) a polite close
27. 27.✉️ Good or poor application habit: keeping it short? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the role (b) one real example (c) a polite close (d) pleading for the job
29. 29.True or false: “I would like to apply for the summer internship at your school library.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I am a Class 12 student applying for the part-time tutor post you shared.” shows why you fit the role. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it short (b) no attachment (c) pleading for the job (d) slang and emojis
32. 32.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a polite close? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
33. 33.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I would be glad to come for an interview at a time that suits you.” (a) the opening (b) why you fit (c) the closing
34. 34.✉️ Good or poor application habit: slang and emojis? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) one real example (b) a polite close (c) keeping it short (d) pleading for the job
36. 36.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
37. 37.✉️ 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
38. 38.✉️ Good or poor application habit: no attachment? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite close (b) one real example (c) using the manager’s name (d) slang and emojis
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no attachment (b) one real example (c) attaching your résumé (d) naming the role

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