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.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) emojis to a principal (c) naming the attachment (d) text-message spelling
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) text-message spelling (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) a sensible email ID (d) emojis to a principal
- 3.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) emojis to a principal (b) no name at the end (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) replying within a day
- 4.📧 Which part of an email is this? Yours sincerely, (a) the greeting (b) the main message (c) the subject line (d) the sign-off
- 5.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or your full name? (a) the details (b) your full name
- 6.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or the details? (a) why you are writing (b) the details
- 7.📎 You attached your résumé. What should the email say? (a) that a file is attached (b) your password (c) only “see” (d) nothing about it
- 8.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Query about Class 11 admission (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the subject line
- 9.📧 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
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a silly email ID (b) forgetting the file (c) no name at the end (d) signing with your name
- 11.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or the details? (a) the greeting (b) the details
- 12.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or the greeting? (a) the subject line (b) the greeting
- 13.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Internship application – Ananya Rao (a) the subject line (b) the main message (c) the greeting (d) the sign-off
- 14.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) checking spelling (b) signing with your name (c) a clear subject line (d) one huge paragraph
- 15.📧 Good or poor email habit: naming the attachment? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 16.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) be left blank (b) sum up the email (c) be a joke (d) say hello
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no subject line (b) text-message spelling (c) replying within a day (d) no name at the end
- 18.📧 Which part of an email is this? Thank you and regards, (a) the greeting (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the main message
- 19.📧 Good or poor email habit: one huge paragraph? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a silly email ID (b) naming the attachment (c) a sensible email ID (d) replying within a day
- 21.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
- 22.📧 Good or poor email habit: no subject line? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 23.📧 Good or poor email habit: replying within a day? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 24.📧 Good or poor email habit: a polite greeting? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 25.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) signing with your name (b) a polite greeting (c) replying within a day (d) no subject line
- 26.📧 Good or poor email habit: no name at the end? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 27.📧 Which part of an email is this? With thanks, (a) the sign-off (b) the main message (c) the subject line (d) the greeting
- 28.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no name at the end (b) a sensible email ID (c) text-message spelling (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
- 29.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a polite greeting (b) naming the attachment (c) short paragraphs (d) no name at the end
- 30.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or the sign-off? (a) the details (b) the sign-off
- 31.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or a polite thank-you line? (a) the details (b) a polite thank-you line
- 32.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) naming the attachment (b) a polite greeting (c) emojis to a principal (d) replying within a day
- 33.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Principal, (a) the main message (b) the sign-off (c) the subject line (d) the greeting
- 34.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: a polite thank-you line or the greeting? (a) a polite thank-you line (b) the greeting
- 35.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Ms Sharma, (a) the main message (b) the subject line (c) the greeting (d) the sign-off
- 36.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) text-message spelling (b) a clear subject line (c) a sensible email ID (d) a polite greeting
- 37.✅ Before you press Send, what should you do? (a) delete the subject (b) read it once more (c) nothing (d) add ten emojis
- 38.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) text-message spelling (b) emojis to a principal (c) a clear subject line (d) no subject line
- 39.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or the sign-off? (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the attachment (b) a sensible email ID (c) one huge paragraph (d) short paragraphs
Answer key
- naming the attachment
- a sensible email ID
- replying within a day
- the sign-off
- the details
- why you are writing
- that a file is attached
- the subject line
- the subject line
- signing with your name
- the greeting
- the subject line
- the subject line
- one huge paragraph
- a good email habit
- sum up the email
- replying within a day
- the sign-off
- a poor email habit
- a silly email ID
- the sign-off
- a poor email habit
- a good email habit
- a good email habit
- no subject line
- a poor email habit
- the sign-off
- a sensible email ID
- no name at the end
- the details
- the details
- emojis to a principal
- the greeting
- the greeting
- the greeting
- text-message spelling
- read it once more
- a clear subject line
- the greeting
- one huge paragraph
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