Communication Skills Worksheet: Email Manners

Interview skills lesson 4: Email manners · Set 635 · 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.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or your full name? (a) the sign-off (b) your full name
2. 2.📧 Good or poor email habit: one huge paragraph? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
3. 3.📧 Good or poor email habit: forgetting the file? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) short paragraphs (b) no subject line (c) forgetting the file (d) emojis to a principal
5. 5.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) one huge paragraph (b) text-message spelling (c) replying within a day (d) no subject line
6. 6.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Sir, (a) the sign-off (b) the main message (c) the subject line (d) the greeting
7. 7.📧 Which email ID is best for applications? (a) one based on your name (b) your pet’s nickname (c) a funny nickname (d) a gaming handle
8. 8.⏳ When is a good time to follow up on an unanswered email? (a) never (b) after ten minutes (c) after a few working days (d) every hour
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no subject line (b) no name at the end (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) replying within a day
10. 10.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or why you are writing? (a) the subject line (b) why you are writing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the file (b) a silly email ID (c) text-message spelling (d) short paragraphs
12. 12.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) a silly email ID (c) signing with your name (d) emojis to a principal
13. 13.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or your full name? (a) the subject line (b) your full name
14. 14.📧 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible email ID (b) one huge paragraph (c) forgetting the file (d) no subject line
16. 16.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) with many emojis (b) in all capitals (c) like a text to a friend (d) formally and briefly
17. 17.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) say hello (b) be a joke (c) sum up the email (d) be left blank
18. 18.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Request for a bonafide certificate (a) the subject line (b) the greeting (c) the main message (d) the sign-off
19. 19.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
20. 20.📧 Good or poor email habit: naming the attachment? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
21. 21.📧 Good or poor email habit: a sensible email ID? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short paragraphs (b) emojis to a principal (c) a polite greeting (d) a sensible email ID
23. 23.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the details? (a) your full name (b) the details
24. 24.📧 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
25. 25.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or why you are writing? (a) the sign-off (b) why you are writing
26. 26.📧 Good or poor email habit: emojis to a principal? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
27. 27.📧 Good or poor email habit: signing with your name? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
28. 28.📧 Good or poor email habit: checking spelling? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
29. 29.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Internship application – Ananya Rao (a) the greeting (b) the main message (c) the subject line (d) the sign-off
30. 30.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) emojis to a principal (b) one huge paragraph (c) no name at the end (d) a polite greeting
31. 31.📧 Which part of an email is this? Please find my résumé attached for the summer internship. (a) the subject line (b) the greeting (c) the main message (d) the sign-off
32. 32.📎 You attached your résumé. What should the email say? (a) nothing about it (b) that a file is attached (c) only “see” (d) your password
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.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or the details? (a) the subject line (b) the details
35. 35.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Leave application for 12 March (a) the main message (b) the sign-off (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
36. 36.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) short paragraphs (b) a polite greeting (c) emojis to a principal (d) checking spelling
37. 37.📧 Good or poor email habit: text-message spelling? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) a silly email ID (b) one huge paragraph (c) no name at the end (d) naming the attachment
39. 39.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or the greeting? (a) the details (b) the greeting
40. 40.📧 Which part of an email is this? With thanks, (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off (c) the subject line (d) the main message

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