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 poor email habit? (a) replying within a day (b) emojis to a principal (c) a polite greeting (d) a clear subject line
- 2.📧 Which part of an email is this? Regards, (a) the main message (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the greeting
- 3.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) one huge paragraph (b) forgetting the file (c) naming the attachment (d) no subject line
- 4.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Sir, (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the greeting
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no subject line (b) one huge paragraph (c) text-message spelling (d) signing with your name
- 6.📧 Good or poor email habit: ALL CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 7.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Ms Sharma, (a) the main message (b) the sign-off (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
- 8.📧 Good or poor email habit: no subject line? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 9.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) be a joke (b) sum up the email (c) say hello (d) be left blank
- 10.📧 Which part of an email is this? Thank you and regards, (a) the main message (b) the sign-off (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
- 11.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or the details? (a) the greeting (b) the details
- 12.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) one huge paragraph (c) replying within a day (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
- 13.✅ Before you press Send, what should you do? (a) add ten emojis (b) read it once more (c) delete the subject (d) nothing
- 14.📧 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
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) signing with your name (b) replying within a day (c) a clear subject line (d) no subject line
- 16.📎 You attached your résumé. What should the email say? (a) your password (b) that a file is attached (c) only “see” (d) nothing about it
- 17.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) no subject line (c) emojis to a principal (d) signing with your name
- 18.📧 Which part of an email is this? Yours sincerely, (a) the subject line (b) the greeting (c) the main message (d) the sign-off
- 19.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or why you are writing? (a) the subject line (b) why you are writing
- 20.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) no subject line (b) signing with your name (c) checking spelling (d) replying within a day
- 21.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a polite greeting (b) checking spelling (c) one huge paragraph (d) signing with your name
- 22.📧 Good or poor email habit: one huge paragraph? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 23.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Request for a bonafide certificate (a) the subject line (b) the greeting (c) the sign-off (d) the main message
- 24.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Query about Class 11 admission (a) the main message (b) the subject line (c) the greeting (d) the sign-off
- 25.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Leave application for 12 March (a) the main message (b) the greeting (c) the sign-off (d) the subject line
- 26.⏳ When is a good time to follow up on an unanswered email? (a) after ten minutes (b) never (c) after a few working days (d) every hour
- 27.📧 Good or poor email habit: checking spelling? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 28.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a clear subject line (b) checking spelling (c) signing with your name (d) a silly email ID
- 29.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no name at the end (b) checking spelling (c) text-message spelling (d) forgetting the file
- 30.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or a polite thank-you line? (a) the greeting (b) a polite thank-you line
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short paragraphs (b) one huge paragraph (c) forgetting the file (d) emojis to a principal
- 32.📧 Good or poor email habit: emojis to a principal? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 33.📧 Which part of an email is this? Please find my résumé attached for the summer internship. (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the greeting
- 34.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) naming the attachment (b) a polite greeting (c) text-message spelling (d) short paragraphs
- 35.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: a polite thank-you line or the greeting? (a) a polite thank-you line (b) the greeting
- 36.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Internship application – Ananya Rao (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the subject line
- 37.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or the sign-off? (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off
- 38.📧 Which part of an email is this? I am writing to ask about the last date for the scholarship form. (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the greeting
- 39.📧 Good or poor email habit: a clear subject line? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 40.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or the details? (a) the sign-off (b) the details
Answer key
- emojis to a principal
- the sign-off
- naming the attachment
- the greeting
- signing with your name
- a poor email habit
- the greeting
- a poor email habit
- sum up the email
- the sign-off
- the greeting
- replying within a day
- read it once more
- a polite thank-you line
- no subject line
- that a file is attached
- signing with your name
- the sign-off
- the subject line
- no subject line
- one huge paragraph
- a poor email habit
- the subject line
- the subject line
- the subject line
- after a few working days
- a good email habit
- a silly email ID
- checking spelling
- the greeting
- short paragraphs
- a poor email habit
- the main message
- text-message spelling
- the greeting
- the subject line
- the greeting
- the main message
- a good email habit
- the details
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