Communication Skills Worksheet: Email Manners

Interview skills lesson 4: Email manners · Set 467 · 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.📧 Which email ID is best for applications? (a) one based on your name (b) a funny nickname (c) a gaming handle (d) your pet’s nickname
2. 2.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or why you are writing? (a) the details (b) why you are writing
3. 3.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) sum up the email (b) be a joke (c) be left blank (d) say hello
4. 4.📧 Good or poor email habit: a silly email ID? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) emojis to a principal (c) a polite greeting (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
6. 6.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or the sign-off? (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no subject line (b) no name at the end (c) text-message spelling (d) a clear subject line
8. 8.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a silly email ID (b) naming the attachment (c) short paragraphs (d) signing with your name
9. 9.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) short paragraphs (b) replying within a day (c) forgetting the file (d) naming the attachment
10. 10.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) signing with your name (b) one huge paragraph (c) replying within a day (d) short paragraphs
11. 11.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Ms Sharma, (a) the sign-off (b) the greeting (c) the subject line (d) the main message
12. 12.📧 Good or poor email habit: a polite greeting? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
13. 13.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or the greeting? (a) the subject line (b) the greeting
14. 14.📧 Good or poor email habit: naming the attachment? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
15. 15.✅ Before you press Send, what should you do? (a) nothing (b) add ten emojis (c) delete the subject (d) read it once more
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible email ID (b) no name at the end (c) a polite greeting (d) short paragraphs
17. 17.📎 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) signing with your name (b) a polite greeting (c) a sensible email ID (d) text-message spelling
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the attachment (b) signing with your name (c) short paragraphs (d) a silly email ID
20. 20.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Sir, (a) the sign-off (b) the subject line (c) the main message (d) the greeting
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible email ID (b) replying within a day (c) checking spelling (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a silly email ID (b) no subject line (c) naming the attachment (d) no name at the end
23. 23.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
24. 24.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Principal, (a) the main message (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the greeting
25. 25.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or the sign-off? (a) the details (b) the sign-off
26. 26.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Leave application for 12 March (a) the greeting (b) the main message (c) the sign-off (d) the subject line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no subject line (b) text-message spelling (c) forgetting the file (d) replying within a day
28. 28.📧 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
29. 29.📧 Good or poor email habit: text-message spelling? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
30. 30.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or your full name? (a) the sign-off (b) your full name
31. 31.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) with many emojis (b) in all capitals (c) formally and briefly (d) like a text to a friend
32. 32.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) a clear subject line (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) no subject line (d) text-message spelling
33. 33.⏳ When is a good time to follow up on an unanswered email? (a) every hour (b) never (c) after ten minutes (d) after a few working days
34. 34.📧 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 sign-off (d) the main message
35. 35.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no name at the end (b) short paragraphs (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) no subject line
36. 36.📧 Good or poor email habit: no subject line? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible email ID (b) short paragraphs (c) a clear subject line (d) emojis to a principal
38. 38.📧 Good or poor email habit: ALL CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no name at the end (b) text-message spelling (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) short paragraphs
40. 40.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or the greeting? (a) why you are writing (b) the greeting

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