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Communication Skills Worksheet: Email Manners

Interview skills lesson 4: Email manners · Set 446 · 40 questions
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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. 1.📧 Good or poor email habit: checking spelling? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a clear subject line (b) a sensible email ID (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) replying within a day
  3. 3.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) in all capitals (b) formally and briefly (c) with many emojis (d) like a text to a friend
  4. 4.📧 Good or poor email habit: no name at the end? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
  5. 5.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the greeting? (a) your full name (b) the greeting
  6. 6.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) replying within a day (b) a silly email ID (c) forgetting the file (d) one huge paragraph
  7. 7.📧 Good or poor email habit: emojis to a principal? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) replying within a day (b) signing with your name (c) text-message spelling (d) naming the attachment
  9. 9.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Principal, (a) the sign-off (b) the greeting (c) the main message (d) the subject line
  10. 10.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) say hello (b) be a joke (c) sum up the email (d) be left blank
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a clear subject line (b) emojis to a principal (c) replying within a day (d) a sensible email ID
  12. 12.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or the greeting? (a) the subject line (b) the greeting
  13. 13.📧 Good or poor email habit: forgetting the file? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
  14. 14.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Ms Sharma, (a) the main message (b) the sign-off (c) the subject line (d) the greeting
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) no subject line (b) naming the attachment (c) replying within a day (d) checking spelling
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) a sensible email ID (c) naming the attachment (d) checking spelling
  17. 17.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or the details? (a) the sign-off (b) the details
  18. 18.📧 Which part of an email is this? I need the certificate for a college application due on 20 June. (a) the sign-off (b) the main message (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
  19. 19.📧 Good or poor email habit: naming the attachment? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
  20. 20.📧 Good or poor email habit: a silly email ID? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
  21. 21.📧 Good or poor email habit: no subject line? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking spelling (b) short paragraphs (c) signing with your name (d) text-message spelling
  23. 23.📧 Good or poor email habit: text-message spelling? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
  24. 24.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
  25. 25.📧 Which part of an email is this? With thanks, (a) the subject line (b) the greeting (c) the main message (d) the sign-off
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) replying within a day (b) a sensible email ID (c) no subject line (d) checking spelling
  27. 27.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or a polite thank-you line? (a) your full name (b) a polite thank-you line
  28. 28.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) naming the attachment (b) a silly email ID (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) no subject line
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one huge paragraph (b) emojis to a principal (c) a silly email ID (d) checking spelling
  30. 30.📧 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
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the file (b) text-message spelling (c) naming the attachment (d) emojis to a principal
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) a silly email ID (c) replying within a day (d) naming the attachment
  33. 33.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Sir, (a) the subject line (b) the greeting (c) the sign-off (d) the main message
  34. 34.📧 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
  35. 35.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: a polite thank-you line or your full name? (a) a polite thank-you line (b) your full name
  36. 36.📧 Good or poor email habit: replying within a day? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
  37. 37.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or your full name? (a) the subject line (b) your full name
  38. 38.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or your full name? (a) the details (b) your full name
  39. 39.⏳ When is a good time to follow up on an unanswered email? (a) never (b) after a few working days (c) after ten minutes (d) every hour
  40. 40.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) no name at the end (d) checking spelling

Answer key

  1. a good email habit
  2. ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
  3. formally and briefly
  4. a poor email habit
  5. the greeting
  6. replying within a day
  7. a poor email habit
  8. text-message spelling
  9. the greeting
  10. sum up the email
  11. emojis to a principal
  12. the subject line
  13. a poor email habit
  14. the greeting
  15. no subject line
  16. forgetting the file
  17. the details
  18. the main message
  19. a good email habit
  20. a poor email habit
  21. a poor email habit
  22. text-message spelling
  23. a poor email habit
  24. the sign-off
  25. the sign-off
  26. no subject line
  27. a polite thank-you line
  28. naming the attachment
  29. checking spelling
  30. why you are writing
  31. naming the attachment
  32. a silly email ID
  33. the greeting
  34. a polite thank-you line
  35. a polite thank-you line
  36. a good email habit
  37. the subject line
  38. the details
  39. after a few working days
  40. checking spelling

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