Communication Skills Worksheet: Email Manners

Interview skills lesson 4: Email manners · Set 359 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.📧 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
2. 2.📧 Good or poor email habit: replying within a day? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
3. 3.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) be left blank (b) say hello (c) sum up the email (d) be a joke
4. 4.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or the details? (a) the sign-off (b) the details
5. 5.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or your full name? (a) the sign-off (b) your full name
6. 6.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) naming the attachment (b) text-message spelling (c) no subject line (d) a silly email ID
7. 7.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) like a text to a friend (b) formally and briefly (c) with many emojis (d) in all capitals
8. 8.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a clear subject line (b) signing with your name (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) short paragraphs
9. 9.📧 Good or poor email habit: no subject line? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no name at the end (b) text-message spelling (c) a polite greeting (d) forgetting the file
11. 11.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: a polite thank-you line or the sign-off? (a) a polite thank-you line (b) the sign-off
12. 12.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or your full name? (a) the details (b) your full name
13. 13.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or the subject line? (a) the details (b) the subject line
14. 14.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or a polite thank-you line? (a) the greeting (b) a polite thank-you line
15. 15.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the details? (a) your full name (b) the details
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no subject line (b) replying within a day (c) a silly email ID (d) no name at the end
17. 17.📧 Good or poor email habit: checking spelling? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
18. 18.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or the sign-off? (a) the details (b) the sign-off
19. 19.📧 Which email ID is best for applications? (a) a funny nickname (b) your pet’s nickname (c) one based on your name (d) a gaming handle
20. 20.📧 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 greeting (c) the main message (d) the sign-off
21. 21.⏳ When is a good time to follow up on an unanswered email? (a) after ten minutes (b) after a few working days (c) every hour (d) never
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking spelling (b) text-message spelling (c) naming the attachment (d) a polite greeting
23. 23.📧 Good or poor email habit: a silly email ID? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
24. 24.✅ Before you press Send, what should you do? (a) nothing (b) read it once more (c) delete the subject (d) add ten emojis
25. 25.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) emojis to a principal (b) text-message spelling (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) signing with your name
26. 26.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or the sign-off? (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off
27. 27.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a clear subject line (b) no subject line (c) checking spelling (d) short paragraphs
28. 28.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or the subject line? (a) why you are writing (b) the subject line
29. 29.📧 Good or poor email habit: signing with your name? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible email ID (b) emojis to a principal (c) short paragraphs (d) naming the attachment
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no name at the end (b) a sensible email ID (c) emojis to a principal (d) no subject line
32. 32.📧 Good or poor email habit: a polite greeting? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
33. 33.📧 Good or poor email habit: emojis to a principal? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
34. 34.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Ma’am, (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the greeting
35. 35.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) emojis to a principal (b) one huge paragraph (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) short paragraphs
36. 36.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) a silly email ID (b) emojis to a principal (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) a sensible email ID
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no name at the end (b) one huge paragraph (c) signing with your name (d) emojis to a principal
38. 38.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or a polite thank-you line? (a) the details (b) a polite thank-you line
39. 39.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) a polite greeting (c) signing with your name (d) replying within a day
40. 40.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or the sign-off? (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off

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