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 good email habit? (a) naming the attachment (b) a silly email ID (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) text-message spelling
- 2.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a sensible email ID (b) signing with your name (c) one huge paragraph (d) short paragraphs
- 3.📧 Good or poor email habit: a sensible email ID? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 4.✅ Before you press Send, what should you do? (a) delete the subject (b) read it once more (c) add ten emojis (d) nothing
- 5.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Internship application – Ananya Rao (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the subject line
- 6.📧 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
- 7.📧 Good or poor email habit: a clear subject line? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 8.📧 Good or poor email habit: signing with your name? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no subject line (b) a silly email ID (c) text-message spelling (d) a polite greeting
- 10.📧 Good or poor email habit: a silly email ID? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite greeting (b) a clear subject line (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) short paragraphs
- 12.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) no subject line (c) replying within a day (d) no name at the end
- 13.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a polite greeting (b) naming the attachment (c) a clear subject line (d) text-message spelling
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the attachment (b) checking spelling (c) short paragraphs (d) no name at the end
- 15.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no name at the end (b) a polite greeting (c) no subject line (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
- 16.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) say hello (b) be left blank (c) sum up the email (d) be a joke
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) a polite greeting (c) signing with your name (d) text-message spelling
- 18.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Request for a bonafide certificate (a) the greeting (b) the main message (c) the sign-off (d) the subject line
- 19.📧 Good or poor email habit: naming the attachment? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 20.📧 Which part of an email is this? I am writing to ask about the last date for the scholarship form. (a) the sign-off (b) the subject line (c) the greeting (d) the main message
- 21.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Ms Sharma, (a) the sign-off (b) the main message (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
- 22.📧 Good or poor email habit: replying within a day? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the attachment (b) a sensible email ID (c) a clear subject line (d) forgetting the file
- 24.📧 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
- 25.📧 Which part of an email is this? Please find my résumé attached for the summer internship. (a) the sign-off (b) the subject line (c) the main message (d) the greeting
- 26.📧 Good or poor email habit: a polite greeting? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 27.📎 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
- 28.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Principal, (a) the main message (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (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 is the odd one out? (a) no name at the end (b) a silly email ID (c) a clear subject line (d) no subject line
- 31.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no subject line (b) a clear subject line (c) emojis to a principal (d) a silly email ID
- 32.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or your full name? (a) the sign-off (b) your full name
- 33.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or your full name? (a) why you are writing (b) your full name
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short paragraphs (b) a clear subject line (c) checking spelling (d) no subject line
- 35.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) checking spelling (b) forgetting the file (c) naming the attachment (d) short paragraphs
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) signing with your name (c) short paragraphs (d) emojis to a principal
- 37.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) checking spelling (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) a polite greeting (d) naming the attachment
- 38.⏳ When is a good time to follow up on an unanswered email? (a) after a few working days (b) every hour (c) never (d) after ten minutes
- 39.📧 Good or poor email habit: forgetting the file? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 40.📧 Good or poor email habit: no name at the end? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
Answer key
- naming the attachment
- one huge paragraph
- a good email habit
- read it once more
- the subject line
- one based on your name
- a good email habit
- a good email habit
- a polite greeting
- a poor email habit
- ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
- replying within a day
- text-message spelling
- no name at the end
- a polite greeting
- sum up the email
- text-message spelling
- the subject line
- a good email habit
- the main message
- the greeting
- a good email habit
- forgetting the file
- a polite thank-you line
- the main message
- a good email habit
- that a file is attached
- the greeting
- the subject line
- a clear subject line
- a clear subject line
- the sign-off
- why you are writing
- no subject line
- forgetting the file
- emojis to a principal
- ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
- after a few working days
- a poor email habit
- a poor email habit
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