Communication Skills Worksheet: Email Manners
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.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a polite greeting (b) replying within a day (c) one huge paragraph (d) a sensible email ID
- 2.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Ma’am, (a) the main message (b) the greeting (c) the subject line (d) the sign-off
- 3.📧 Good or poor email habit: ALL CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 4.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) one huge paragraph (c) no name at the end (d) short paragraphs
- 5.📧 Good or poor email habit: short paragraphs? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 6.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Sir, (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the greeting
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no subject line (b) checking spelling (c) a sensible email ID (d) naming the attachment
- 8.📧 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
- 9.📎 You attached your résumé. What should the email say? (a) your password (b) only “see” (c) that a file is attached (d) nothing about it
- 10.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) be a joke (b) say hello (c) be left blank (d) sum up the email
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a silly email ID (b) forgetting the file (c) emojis to a principal (d) naming the attachment
- 12.📧 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
- 13.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
- 14.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) formally and briefly (b) like a text to a friend (c) with many emojis (d) in all capitals
- 15.⏳ 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
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) short paragraphs (c) a silly email ID (d) one huge paragraph
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking spelling (b) a clear subject line (c) emojis to a principal (d) naming the attachment
- 18.📧 Which part of an email is this? Regards, (a) the main message (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the greeting
- 19.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or your full name? (a) the details (b) your full name
- 20.✅ Before you press Send, what should you do? (a) delete the subject (b) add ten emojis (c) nothing (d) read it once more
- 21.📧 Good or poor email habit: text-message spelling? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 22.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the greeting? (a) your full name (b) the greeting
- 23.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a polite greeting (b) signing with your name (c) a sensible email ID (d) forgetting the file
- 24.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or the sign-off? (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off
- 25.📧 Which part of an email is this? With thanks, (a) the main message (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the greeting
- 26.📧 Good or poor email habit: a silly email ID? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 27.📧 Which part of an email is this? Please find my résumé attached for the summer internship. (a) the greeting (b) the main message (c) the subject line (d) the sign-off
- 28.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Principal, (a) the sign-off (b) the main message (c) the subject line (d) the greeting
- 29.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or a polite thank-you line? (a) the subject line (b) a polite thank-you line
- 30.📧 Which part of an email is this? Yours sincerely, (a) the sign-off (b) the greeting (c) the main message (d) the subject line
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) emojis to a principal (c) forgetting the file (d) a silly email ID
- 32.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no subject line (b) one huge paragraph (c) a polite greeting (d) forgetting the file
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) signing with your name (b) a sensible email ID (c) a polite greeting (d) a silly email ID
- 34.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) emojis to a principal (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) one huge paragraph (d) naming the attachment
- 35.📧 Which part of an email is this? I need the certificate for a college application due on 20 June. (a) the main message (b) the greeting (c) the subject line (d) the sign-off
- 36.📧 Good or poor email habit: signing with your name? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 37.📧 Good or poor email habit: replying within a day? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 38.📧 Good or poor email habit: naming the attachment? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 39.📧 Good or poor email habit: checking spelling? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the file (b) checking spelling (c) one huge paragraph (d) no subject line
Answer key
- one huge paragraph
- the greeting
- a poor email habit
- short paragraphs
- a good email habit
- the greeting
- no subject line
- a polite thank-you line
- that a file is attached
- sum up the email
- naming the attachment
- one based on your name
- the sign-off
- formally and briefly
- after a few working days
- short paragraphs
- emojis to a principal
- the sign-off
- the details
- read it once more
- a poor email habit
- the greeting
- forgetting the file
- the subject line
- the sign-off
- a poor email habit
- the main message
- the greeting
- the subject line
- the sign-off
- a clear subject line
- a polite greeting
- a silly email ID
- naming the attachment
- the main message
- a good email habit
- a good email habit
- a good email habit
- a good email habit
- checking spelling
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