Communication Skills Worksheet: Email Manners

Interview skills lesson 4: Email manners · Set 748 · 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) replying within a day (b) a sensible email ID (c) a clear subject line (d) forgetting the file
2. 2.🏫 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
3. 3.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or your full name? (a) the sign-off (b) your full name
4. 4.📧 Good or poor email habit: a polite greeting? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
5. 5.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: a polite thank-you line or the details? (a) a polite thank-you line (b) the details
6. 6.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Request for a bonafide certificate (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the subject line
7. 7.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: a polite thank-you line or the greeting? (a) a polite thank-you line (b) the greeting
8. 8.📎 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
9. 9.⏳ When is a good time to follow up on an unanswered email? (a) never (b) after ten minutes (c) every hour (d) after a few working days
10. 10.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or the greeting? (a) the details (b) the greeting
11. 11.📧 Which part of an email is this? Please find my résumé attached for the summer internship. (a) the main message (b) the greeting (c) the subject line (d) the sign-off
12. 12.📧 Good or poor email habit: no name at the end? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
13. 13.📧 Good or poor email habit: ALL CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
14. 14.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the details? (a) your full name (b) the details
15. 15.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) short paragraphs (b) a polite greeting (c) signing with your name (d) no subject line
16. 16.📧 Which email ID is best for applications? (a) a gaming handle (b) a funny nickname (c) your pet’s nickname (d) one based on your name
17. 17.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) a polite greeting (c) no name at the end (d) one huge paragraph
18. 18.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or a polite thank-you line? (a) the greeting (b) a polite thank-you line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking spelling (b) replying within a day (c) no subject line (d) a sensible email ID
20. 20.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or why you are writing? (a) your full name (b) why you are writing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a silly email ID (b) short paragraphs (c) checking spelling (d) signing with your name
22. 22.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
23. 23.📧 Good or poor email habit: a silly email ID? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
24. 24.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Internship application – Ananya Rao (a) the main message (b) the greeting (c) the subject line (d) the sign-off
25. 25.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) emojis to a principal (b) replying within a day (c) a clear subject line (d) signing with your name
26. 26.📧 Good or poor email habit: a sensible email ID? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
27. 27.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Sir, (a) the greeting (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the main message
28. 28.📧 Which part of an email is this? Yours sincerely, (a) the main message (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the greeting
29. 29.📧 Good or poor email habit: naming the attachment? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) emojis to a principal (b) one huge paragraph (c) text-message spelling (d) a clear subject line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) signing with your name (b) text-message spelling (c) no name at the end (d) emojis to a principal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no subject line (b) naming the attachment (c) no name at the end (d) emojis to a principal
33. 33.✅ Before you press Send, what should you do? (a) delete the subject (b) add ten emojis (c) read it once more (d) nothing
34. 34.📧 Good or poor email habit: short paragraphs? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
35. 35.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Leave application for 12 March (a) the main message (b) the greeting (c) the subject line (d) the sign-off
36. 36.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or why you are writing? (a) the sign-off (b) why you are writing
37. 37.📧 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
38. 38.📧 Good or poor email habit: text-message spelling? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
39. 39.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or the subject line? (a) the greeting (b) the subject line
40. 40.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no subject line (b) text-message spelling (c) replying within a day (d) forgetting the file

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