Communication Skills Worksheet: Email Manners

Interview skills lesson 4: Email manners · Set 730 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a silly email ID (b) naming the attachment (c) a polite greeting (d) a sensible email ID
2. 2.📧 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
3. 3.📧 Good or poor email habit: one huge paragraph? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
4. 4.📧 Good or poor email habit: no name at the end? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
5. 5.📧 Good or poor email habit: ALL CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) signing with your name (b) short paragraphs (c) emojis to a principal (d) a polite greeting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no name at the end (b) text-message spelling (c) a clear subject line (d) no subject line
8. 8.📧 Which part of an email is this? Please find my résumé attached for the summer internship. (a) the sign-off (b) the greeting (c) the subject line (d) the main message
9. 9.📧 Good or poor email habit: a clear subject line? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
10. 10.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) in all capitals (b) with many emojis (c) like a text to a friend (d) formally and briefly
11. 11.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or the subject line? (a) the sign-off (b) the subject line
12. 12.📧 Good or poor email habit: naming the attachment? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) emojis to a principal (b) short paragraphs (c) one huge paragraph (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
14. 14.📧 Which part of an email is this? I am writing to ask about the last date for the scholarship form. (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the subject line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no subject line (b) a polite greeting (c) forgetting the file (d) text-message spelling
16. 16.📧 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
17. 17.📧 Which part of an email is this? Yours sincerely, (a) the greeting (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the main message
18. 18.📧 Which part of an email is this? Thank you and regards, (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the greeting (d) the main message
19. 19.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) checking spelling (b) a polite greeting (c) naming the attachment (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
20. 20.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Sir, (a) the main message (b) the sign-off (c) the subject line (d) the greeting
21. 21.📧 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
22. 22.📧 Good or poor email habit: text-message spelling? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
23. 23.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or the sign-off? (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off
24. 24.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Query about Class 11 admission (a) the greeting (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the main message
25. 25.📧 Good or poor email habit: checking spelling? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) naming the attachment (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) one huge paragraph
27. 27.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) text-message spelling (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) no name at the end (d) a clear subject line
28. 28.📧 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
29. 29.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or the sign-off? (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off
30. 30.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or why you are writing? (a) your full name (b) why you are writing
31. 31.📧 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
32. 32.📧 Which part of an email is this? With thanks, (a) the sign-off (b) the main message (c) the subject line (d) the greeting
33. 33.✅ Before you press Send, what should you do? (a) nothing (b) read it once more (c) delete the subject (d) add ten emojis
34. 34.📧 Good or poor email habit: a polite greeting? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) short paragraphs (b) a polite greeting (c) signing with your name (d) text-message spelling
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the attachment (b) short paragraphs (c) a clear subject line (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
37. 37.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) signing with your name (b) no subject line (c) text-message spelling (d) emojis to a principal
38. 38.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or your full name? (a) the details (b) your full name
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) signing with your name (b) no name at the end (c) short paragraphs (d) a clear subject line
40. 40.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: a polite thank-you line or the details? (a) a polite thank-you line (b) the details

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