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