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