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 name at the end? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 2.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) replying within a day (b) text-message spelling (c) forgetting the file (d) a silly email ID
- 3.✅ Before you press Send, what should you do? (a) delete the subject (b) read it once more (c) add ten emojis (d) nothing
- 4.📧 Good or poor email habit: forgetting the file? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 5.📧 Which part of an email is this? Thank you and regards, (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the greeting
- 6.📧 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
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one huge paragraph (b) emojis to a principal (c) forgetting the file (d) signing with your name
- 8.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) one huge paragraph (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) no subject line (d) a sensible email ID
- 9.📧 Good or poor email habit: text-message spelling? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 10.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
- 11.📧 Which part of an email is this? I need the certificate for a college application due on 20 June. (a) the greeting (b) the main message (c) the subject line (d) the sign-off
- 12.📧 Good or poor email habit: signing with your name? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 13.📧 Good or poor email habit: no subject line? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 14.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a silly email ID (b) short paragraphs (c) a polite greeting (d) a clear subject line
- 15.📧 Good or poor email habit: emojis to a principal? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 16.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) no subject line (b) short paragraphs (c) naming the attachment (d) a sensible email ID
- 17.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or the greeting? (a) the subject line (b) the greeting
- 18.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) emojis to a principal (c) checking spelling (d) no name at the end
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one huge paragraph (b) text-message spelling (c) short paragraphs (d) a silly email ID
- 20.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) a clear subject line (b) emojis to a principal (c) no name at the end (d) a silly email ID
- 21.📧 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
- 22.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or the greeting? (a) why you are writing (b) the greeting
- 23.📧 Which part of an email is this? Regards, (a) the sign-off (b) the subject line (c) the main message (d) the greeting
- 24.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or your full name? (a) the greeting (b) your full name
- 25.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or why you are writing? (a) the greeting (b) why you are writing
- 26.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) a silly email ID (c) naming the attachment (d) text-message spelling
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) replying within a day (b) forgetting the file (c) naming the attachment (d) signing with your name
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) naming the attachment (c) text-message spelling (d) no subject line
- 29.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Principal, (a) the greeting (b) the main message (c) the sign-off (d) the subject line
- 30.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) emojis to a principal (b) a silly email ID (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) signing with your name
- 31.⏳ When is a good time to follow up on an unanswered email? (a) every hour (b) never (c) after ten minutes (d) after a few working days
- 32.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) checking spelling (b) one huge paragraph (c) naming the attachment (d) short paragraphs
- 33.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or your full name? (a) the details (b) your full name
- 34.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) short paragraphs (c) text-message spelling (d) emojis to a principal
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no subject line (b) checking spelling (c) replying within a day (d) a polite greeting
- 36.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) signing with your name (b) replying within a day (c) emojis to a principal (d) short paragraphs
- 37.📧 Good or poor email habit: a silly email ID? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 38.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) in all capitals (b) with many emojis (c) formally and briefly (d) like a text to a friend
- 39.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or the details? (a) the sign-off (b) the details
- 40.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Internship application – Ananya Rao (a) the main message (b) the sign-off (c) the subject line (d) the greeting
Answer key
- a poor email habit
- replying within a day
- read it once more
- a poor email habit
- the sign-off
- a polite thank-you line
- signing with your name
- a sensible email ID
- a poor email habit
- the sign-off
- the main message
- a good email habit
- a poor email habit
- a silly email ID
- a poor email habit
- no subject line
- the subject line
- checking spelling
- short paragraphs
- a clear subject line
- the subject line
- the greeting
- the sign-off
- the greeting
- the greeting
- naming the attachment
- forgetting the file
- naming the attachment
- the greeting
- signing with your name
- after a few working days
- one huge paragraph
- the details
- short paragraphs
- no subject line
- emojis to a principal
- a poor email habit
- formally and briefly
- the details
- the subject line
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