Communication Skills Worksheet: Email Manners

Interview skills lesson 4: Email manners · Set 868 · 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 sensible email ID (b) checking spelling (c) a polite greeting (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
2. 2.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no subject line (b) a clear subject line (c) a silly email ID (d) one huge paragraph
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) text-message spelling (b) emojis to a principal (c) a silly email ID (d) a polite greeting
4. 4.📧 Which part of an email is this? Please find my résumé attached for the summer internship. (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the subject line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) emojis to a principal (b) naming the attachment (c) a clear subject line (d) signing with your name
6. 6.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) text-message spelling (d) short paragraphs
7. 7.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or why you are writing? (a) the sign-off (b) why you are writing
8. 8.⏳ When is a good time to follow up on an unanswered email? (a) every hour (b) after a few working days (c) after ten minutes (d) never
9. 9.📧 Good or poor email habit: no name at the end? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
10. 10.📧 Good or poor email habit: text-message spelling? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) signing with your name (b) a sensible email ID (c) naming the attachment (d) a silly email ID
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one huge paragraph (b) checking spelling (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) forgetting the file
13. 13.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Leave application for 12 March (a) the greeting (b) the main message (c) the sign-off (d) the subject line
14. 14.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the greeting? (a) your full name (b) the greeting
15. 15.📧 Good or poor email habit: a clear subject line? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the attachment (b) no subject line (c) short paragraphs (d) checking spelling
17. 17.📧 Which email ID is best for applications? (a) one based on your name (b) a gaming handle (c) a funny nickname (d) your pet’s nickname
18. 18.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a sensible email ID (b) no subject line (c) replying within a day (d) short paragraphs
19. 19.📧 Good or poor email habit: forgetting the file? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) text-message spelling (c) a polite greeting (d) a sensible email ID
21. 21.📧 Good or poor email habit: one huge paragraph? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
22. 22.🏫 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
23. 23.📧 Good or poor email habit: a sensible email ID? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
24. 24.📎 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
25. 25.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) one huge paragraph (b) checking spelling (c) no name at the end (d) forgetting the file
26. 26.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) be left blank (b) say hello (c) sum up the email (d) be a joke
27. 27.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or the subject line? (a) the sign-off (b) the subject line
28. 28.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or the sign-off? (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off
29. 29.📧 Which part of an email is this? I need the certificate for a college application due on 20 June. (a) the sign-off (b) the subject line (c) the greeting (d) the main message
30. 30.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) naming the attachment (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) a sensible email ID (d) a polite greeting
31. 31.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a sensible email ID (b) text-message spelling (c) checking spelling (d) replying within a day
32. 32.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or your full name? (a) the sign-off (b) your full name
33. 33.📧 Which part of an email is this? With thanks, (a) the main message (b) the greeting (c) the sign-off (d) the subject line
34. 34.📧 Good or poor email habit: no subject line? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
35. 35.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
36. 36.📧 Which part of an email is this? Yours sincerely, (a) the subject line (b) the greeting (c) the main message (d) the sign-off
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.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) signing with your name (b) no subject line (c) forgetting the file (d) a silly email ID
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) replying within a day (b) one huge paragraph (c) a sensible email ID (d) a polite greeting
40. 40.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Request for a bonafide certificate (a) the sign-off (b) the main message (c) the greeting (d) the subject line

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