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: replying within a day? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 2.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Ms Sharma, (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the greeting (d) the main message
- 3.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a clear subject line (b) a sensible email ID (c) a polite greeting (d) emojis to a principal
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no name at the end (b) emojis to a principal (c) replying within a day (d) a silly email ID
- 5.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the subject line? (a) your full name (b) the subject line
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) no subject line (c) replying within a day (d) a sensible email ID
- 7.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) naming the attachment (c) emojis to a principal (d) no subject line
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no subject line (b) text-message spelling (c) one huge paragraph (d) checking spelling
- 9.📧 Good or poor email habit: a silly email ID? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 10.📧 Which part of an email is this? Regards, (a) the subject line (b) the greeting (c) the main message (d) the sign-off
- 11.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) a sensible email ID (b) text-message spelling (c) one huge paragraph (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
- 12.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) formally and briefly (b) in all capitals (c) with many emojis (d) like a text to a friend
- 13.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) signing with your name (b) a clear subject line (c) a polite greeting (d) text-message spelling
- 14.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or the details? (a) the subject line (b) the details
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) signing with your name (b) a sensible email ID (c) text-message spelling (d) a polite greeting
- 16.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) replying within a day (b) one huge paragraph (c) signing with your name (d) a sensible email ID
- 17.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Internship application – Ananya Rao (a) the main message (b) the sign-off (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
- 18.📎 You attached your résumé. What should the email say? (a) your password (b) only “see” (c) nothing about it (d) that a file is attached
- 19.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the details? (a) your full name (b) the details
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) no subject line (c) text-message spelling (d) a sensible email ID
- 21.📧 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
- 22.📧 Good or poor email habit: a clear subject line? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 23.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Ma’am, (a) the greeting (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the main message
- 24.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no name at the end (b) no subject line (c) a clear subject line (d) emojis to a principal
- 25.📧 Which part of an email is this? I need the certificate for a college application due on 20 June. (a) the subject line (b) the main message (c) the sign-off (d) the greeting
- 26.📧 Good or poor email habit: no subject line? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 27.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Leave application for 12 March (a) the greeting (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the main message
- 28.📧 Good or poor email habit: one huge paragraph? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no subject line (b) one huge paragraph (c) a clear subject line (d) emojis to a principal
- 30.📧 Good or poor email habit: signing with your name? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 31.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Sir, (a) the main message (b) the sign-off (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) signing with your name (b) checking spelling (c) a silly email ID (d) a sensible email ID
- 33.📧 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 sign-off (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
- 34.📧 Which part of an email is this? Thank you and regards, (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the greeting (d) the main message
- 35.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no subject line (b) short paragraphs (c) forgetting the file (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
- 36.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or why you are writing? (a) the details (b) why you are writing
- 37.📧 Good or poor email habit: short paragraphs? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) emojis to a principal (c) a sensible email ID (d) short paragraphs
- 39.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Request for a bonafide certificate (a) the sign-off (b) the greeting (c) the subject line (d) the main message
- 40.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) no subject line (b) replying within a day (c) a clear subject line (d) checking spelling
Answer key
- a good email habit
- the greeting
- emojis to a principal
- replying within a day
- the subject line
- no subject line
- naming the attachment
- checking spelling
- a poor email habit
- the sign-off
- a sensible email ID
- formally and briefly
- text-message spelling
- the subject line
- text-message spelling
- one huge paragraph
- the subject line
- that a file is attached
- the details
- a sensible email ID
- a polite thank-you line
- a good email habit
- the greeting
- a clear subject line
- the main message
- a poor email habit
- the subject line
- a poor email habit
- a clear subject line
- a good email habit
- the greeting
- a silly email ID
- the main message
- the sign-off
- short paragraphs
- why you are writing
- a good email habit
- emojis to a principal
- the subject line
- no subject line
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