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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 22 · 40 questions
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Tip (Thank, recall, restate): Parts: the thanks → one detail you recall → your interest → the sign-off. Send it within 24 hours to everyone who interviewed you, even if you think it went badly. Avoid: waiting two weeks, asking for the result, long essays, copied templates, misspelt names, demands.

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  1. 1.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  3. 3.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  5. 5.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  8. 8.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  9. 9.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  12. 12.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only with a gift (d) no, never
  15. 15.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) a copy-paste (c) short and specific (d) full of demands
  16. 16.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) thanking each person (d) a short note
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) a short note
  19. 19.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  22. 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  27. 27.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) thanking each person (d) misspelling their name
  29. 29.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it shows off (c) it asks for marks (d) it fills space
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  33. 33.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) thanking each person (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) spelling names right
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  39. 39.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks

Answer key

  1. a detail you recall
  2. a poor note habit
  3. False
  4. the thanks
  5. True
  6. True
  7. the sign-off
  8. all of them
  9. True
  10. your interest
  11. a poor note habit
  12. False
  13. True
  14. yes, it is still polite
  15. short and specific
  16. True
  17. a copied template
  18. a short note
  19. False
  20. asking for the result
  21. a long essay
  22. spelling names right
  23. a polite sign-off
  24. True
  25. your interest
  26. misspelling their name
  27. False
  28. misspelling their name
  29. False
  30. it shows you listened
  31. a good note habit
  32. the thanks
  33. False
  34. sending it the same day
  35. waiting two weeks
  36. adding demands
  37. a good note habit
  38. a good note habit
  39. True
  40. a detail you recall

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