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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

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

Answer key

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

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