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Communication Skills Worksheet: Email Manners

Interview skills lesson 4: Email manners · Set 523 · 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.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) no name at the end (b) replying within a day (c) naming the attachment (d) a clear subject line
  2. 2.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Sir, (a) the subject line (b) the main message (c) the sign-off (d) the greeting
  3. 3.✅ Before you press Send, what should you do? (a) add ten emojis (b) read it once more (c) delete the subject (d) nothing
  4. 4.⏳ 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
  5. 5.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a sensible email ID (b) checking spelling (c) a polite greeting (d) forgetting the file
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) signing with your name (b) emojis to a principal (c) checking spelling (d) a sensible email ID
  7. 7.📧 Which email ID is best for applications? (a) one based on your name (b) a funny nickname (c) your pet’s nickname (d) a gaming handle
  8. 8.📧 Good or poor email habit: signing with your name? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
  9. 9.📧 Good or poor email habit: ALL CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
  10. 10.📧 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
  11. 11.📧 Good or poor email habit: replying within a day? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
  12. 12.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or why you are writing? (a) the greeting (b) why you are writing
  13. 13.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or your full name? (a) the sign-off (b) your full name
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the attachment (b) forgetting the file (c) replying within a day (d) a clear subject line
  15. 15.📧 Good or poor email habit: no name at the end? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
  16. 16.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) in all capitals (b) like a text to a friend (c) with many emojis (d) formally and briefly
  17. 17.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Ms Sharma, (a) the subject line (b) the main message (c) the greeting (d) the sign-off
  18. 18.📧 Good or poor email habit: naming the attachment? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
  19. 19.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or why you are writing? (a) the details (b) why you are writing
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the file (b) one huge paragraph (c) no subject line (d) short paragraphs
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) replying within a day (b) a clear subject line (c) one huge paragraph (d) a polite greeting
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the attachment (b) replying within a day (c) text-message spelling (d) checking spelling
  23. 23.📧 Good or poor email habit: forgetting the file? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
  24. 24.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or the greeting? (a) why you are writing (b) the greeting
  25. 25.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Internship application – Ananya Rao (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the greeting
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) signing with your name (b) no subject line (c) short paragraphs (d) a polite greeting
  27. 27.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or a polite thank-you line? (a) the details (b) a polite thank-you line
  28. 28.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no subject line (b) one huge paragraph (c) short paragraphs (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
  29. 29.📧 Good or poor email habit: short paragraphs? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
  30. 30.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) a clear subject line (b) emojis to a principal (c) no subject line (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
  31. 31.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) say hello (b) be a joke (c) sum up the email (d) be left blank
  32. 32.📧 Which part of an email is this? With thanks, (a) the sign-off (b) the main message (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite greeting (b) short paragraphs (c) checking spelling (d) no name at the end
  34. 34.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Query about Class 11 admission (a) the greeting (b) the main message (c) the subject line (d) the sign-off
  35. 35.📧 Which part of an email is this? Please find my résumé attached for the summer internship. (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the subject line
  36. 36.📧 Good or poor email habit: one huge paragraph? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
  37. 37.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) emojis to a principal (b) a sensible email ID (c) forgetting the file (d) no subject line
  38. 38.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Leave application for 12 March (a) the greeting (b) the main message (c) the subject line (d) the sign-off
  39. 39.📧 Good or poor email habit: a silly email ID? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) no name at the end (c) text-message spelling (d) one huge paragraph

Answer key

  1. no name at the end
  2. the greeting
  3. read it once more
  4. after a few working days
  5. forgetting the file
  6. emojis to a principal
  7. one based on your name
  8. a good email habit
  9. a poor email habit
  10. a polite thank-you line
  11. a good email habit
  12. the greeting
  13. the sign-off
  14. forgetting the file
  15. a poor email habit
  16. formally and briefly
  17. the greeting
  18. a good email habit
  19. why you are writing
  20. short paragraphs
  21. one huge paragraph
  22. text-message spelling
  23. a poor email habit
  24. the greeting
  25. the subject line
  26. no subject line
  27. the details
  28. short paragraphs
  29. a good email habit
  30. a clear subject line
  31. sum up the email
  32. the sign-off
  33. no name at the end
  34. the subject line
  35. the main message
  36. a poor email habit
  37. a sensible email ID
  38. the subject line
  39. a poor email habit
  40. a clear subject line

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