Communication Skills Worksheet: Email Manners

Interview skills lesson 4: Email manners · Set 163 · 40 questions

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.

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

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