Communication Skills Worksheet: Email Manners

Interview skills lesson 4: Email manners · Set 590 · 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 of these is a poor email habit? (a) text-message spelling (b) replying within a day (c) signing with your name (d) a polite greeting
2. 2.📧 Good or poor email habit: short paragraphs? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
3. 3.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) say hello (b) be a joke (c) be left blank (d) sum up the email
4. 4.📧 Which part of an email is this? Please find my résumé attached for the summer internship. (a) the sign-off (b) the main message (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
5. 5.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Request for a bonafide certificate (a) the main message (b) the sign-off (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
6. 6.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Principal, (a) the subject line (b) the greeting (c) the sign-off (d) the main message
7. 7.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the details? (a) your full name (b) the details
8. 8.✅ Before you press Send, what should you do? (a) add ten emojis (b) read it once more (c) delete the subject (d) nothing
9. 9.📧 Good or poor email habit: a clear subject line? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
10. 10.📧 Good or poor email habit: emojis to a principal? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
11. 11.⏳ When is a good time to follow up on an unanswered email? (a) every hour (b) after a few working days (c) after ten minutes (d) never
12. 12.📎 You attached your résumé. What should the email say? (a) that a file is attached (b) your password (c) nothing about it (d) only “see”
13. 13.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or the sign-off? (a) the details (b) the sign-off
14. 14.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or why you are writing? (a) your full name (b) why you are writing
15. 15.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or your full name? (a) the sign-off (b) your full name
16. 16.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or why you are writing? (a) the subject line (b) why you are writing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) naming the attachment (c) a sensible email ID (d) a silly email ID
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short paragraphs (b) a polite greeting (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) naming the attachment
19. 19.📧 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
20. 20.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) a sensible email ID (b) forgetting the file (c) no subject line (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the attachment (b) short paragraphs (c) a clear subject line (d) no subject line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible email ID (b) naming the attachment (c) replying within a day (d) no name at the end
23. 23.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) naming the attachment (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) signing with your name (d) a sensible email ID
24. 24.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or the subject line? (a) the details (b) the subject line
25. 25.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Internship application – Ananya Rao (a) the sign-off (b) the main message (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
26. 26.📧 Which email ID is best for applications? (a) your pet’s nickname (b) a funny nickname (c) a gaming handle (d) one based on your name
27. 27.📧 Good or poor email habit: checking spelling? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
28. 28.📧 Which part of an email is this? Regards, (a) the greeting (b) the subject line (c) the main message (d) the sign-off
29. 29.📧 Good or poor email habit: signing with your name? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no subject line (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) short paragraphs (d) one huge paragraph
31. 31.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) signing with your name (b) a sensible email ID (c) no subject line (d) a clear subject line
32. 32.📧 Good or poor email habit: naming the attachment? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
33. 33.📧 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
34. 34.📧 Good or poor email habit: ALL CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) signing with your name (c) emojis to a principal (d) one huge paragraph
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the file (b) no subject line (c) text-message spelling (d) a clear subject line
37. 37.📧 Good or poor email habit: forgetting the file? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the attachment (b) a polite greeting (c) checking spelling (d) one huge paragraph
39. 39.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: a polite thank-you line or the details? (a) a polite thank-you line (b) the details
40. 40.📧 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

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