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