Communication Skills Worksheet: Email Manners
Tip (Subject to signature): Order: subject line → greeting → why you are writing → details → a polite thank-you line → sign-off → your full name. Good habits: a clear subject, short paragraphs, checked spelling, a named attachment, an email ID based on your name. Poor habits: no subject, ALL CAPITALS, emojis to a principal, text-message spelling, one huge paragraph, no name at the end. Follow up politely after a few working days.
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- 1.📧 Good or poor email habit: no subject line? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 2.📧 Good or poor email habit: a polite greeting? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite greeting (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) emojis to a principal (d) no name at the end
- 4.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or a polite thank-you line? (a) why you are writing (b) a polite thank-you line
- 5.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or a polite thank-you line? (a) your full name (b) a polite thank-you line
- 6.✅ Before you press Send, what should you do? (a) nothing (b) delete the subject (c) read it once more (d) add ten emojis
- 7.📧 Which part of an email is this? Please find my résumé attached for the summer internship. (a) the sign-off (b) the greeting (c) the subject line (d) the main message
- 8.📧 Which part of an email is this? I need the certificate for a college application due on 20 June. (a) the sign-off (b) the main message (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite greeting (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) short paragraphs (d) a clear subject line
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible email ID (b) short paragraphs (c) naming the attachment (d) emojis to a principal
- 11.📧 Which part of an email is this? Yours sincerely, (a) the subject line (b) the main message (c) the greeting (d) the sign-off
- 12.📧 Which email ID is best for applications? (a) one based on your name (b) a gaming handle (c) a funny nickname (d) your pet’s nickname
- 13.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or a polite thank-you line? (a) the sign-off (b) a polite thank-you line
- 14.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Leave application for 12 March (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the greeting
- 15.📧 Good or poor email habit: short paragraphs? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 16.📧 Which part of an email is this? Thank you and regards, (a) the sign-off (b) the subject line (c) the main message (d) the greeting
- 17.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or why you are writing? (a) the greeting (b) why you are writing
- 18.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or the sign-off? (a) why you are writing (b) the sign-off
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) text-message spelling (c) a polite greeting (d) signing with your name
- 20.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or the greeting? (a) the details (b) the greeting
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one huge paragraph (b) text-message spelling (c) a silly email ID (d) a clear subject line
- 22.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) no name at the end (c) a sensible email ID (d) emojis to a principal
- 23.📧 Good or poor email habit: checking spelling? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 24.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or the subject line? (a) the greeting (b) the subject line
- 25.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: a polite thank-you line or the sign-off? (a) a polite thank-you line (b) the sign-off
- 26.📧 Good or poor email habit: naming the attachment? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 27.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) like a text to a friend (b) formally and briefly (c) in all capitals (d) with many emojis
- 28.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the details? (a) your full name (b) the details
- 29.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
- 30.📧 Good or poor email habit: replying within a day? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 31.📧 Good or poor email habit: a clear subject line? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 32.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) replying within a day (b) signing with your name (c) one huge paragraph (d) checking spelling
- 33.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or the greeting? (a) the sign-off (b) the greeting
- 34.⏳ When is a good time to follow up on an unanswered email? (a) never (b) after a few working days (c) every hour (d) after ten minutes
- 35.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) short paragraphs (b) no subject line (c) a polite greeting (d) a sensible email ID
- 36.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no name at the end (b) signing with your name (c) emojis to a principal (d) text-message spelling
- 37.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the greeting? (a) your full name (b) the greeting
- 38.📎 You attached your résumé. What should the email say? (a) only “see” (b) that a file is attached (c) your password (d) nothing about it
- 39.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Request for a bonafide certificate (a) the main message (b) the greeting (c) the subject line (d) the sign-off
- 40.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) text-message spelling (c) replying within a day (d) no subject line
Answer key
- a poor email habit
- a good email habit
- a polite greeting
- why you are writing
- a polite thank-you line
- read it once more
- the main message
- the main message
- ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
- emojis to a principal
- the sign-off
- one based on your name
- a polite thank-you line
- the subject line
- a good email habit
- the sign-off
- the greeting
- why you are writing
- text-message spelling
- the greeting
- a clear subject line
- a sensible email ID
- a good email habit
- the subject line
- a polite thank-you line
- a good email habit
- formally and briefly
- the details
- the sign-off
- a good email habit
- a good email habit
- one huge paragraph
- the greeting
- after a few working days
- no subject line
- signing with your name
- the greeting
- that a file is attached
- the subject line
- replying within a day
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