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.📧 Good or poor email habit: a polite greeting? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a silly email ID (b) short paragraphs (c) naming the attachment (d) a polite greeting
- 3.📧 Which part of an email is this? Regards, (a) the subject line (b) the main message (c) the sign-off (d) the greeting
- 4.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no name at the end (b) forgetting the file (c) one huge paragraph (d) checking spelling
- 5.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Leave application for 12 March (a) the main message (b) the sign-off (c) the subject line (d) the greeting
- 6.📧 Good or poor email habit: a silly email ID? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 7.📧 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
- 8.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) be left blank (b) sum up the email (c) say hello (d) be a joke
- 9.📧 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
- 10.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
- 11.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a sensible email ID (b) checking spelling (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) a polite greeting
- 12.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Sir, (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the greeting
- 13.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) one huge paragraph (b) naming the attachment (c) a sensible email ID (d) a polite greeting
- 14.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Principal, (a) the subject line (b) the main message (c) the sign-off (d) the greeting
- 15.📧 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 main message (d) the greeting
- 16.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) a sensible email ID (b) no name at the end (c) text-message spelling (d) no subject line
- 17.📧 Good or poor email habit: forgetting the file? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 18.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or your full name? (a) the subject line (b) your full name
- 19.📧 Which part of an email is this? Yours sincerely, (a) the main message (b) the greeting (c) the sign-off (d) the subject line
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no name at the end (b) emojis to a principal (c) one huge paragraph (d) a clear subject line
- 21.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Internship application – Ananya Rao (a) the greeting (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the main message
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) signing with your name (c) no subject line (d) replying within a day
- 23.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) signing with your name (b) a clear subject line (c) forgetting the file (d) naming the attachment
- 24.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Ma’am, (a) the main message (b) the sign-off (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
- 25.📧 Good or poor email habit: a clear subject line? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 26.📧 Good or poor email habit: short paragraphs? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 27.📧 Good or poor email habit: signing with your name? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 28.✅ Before you press Send, what should you do? (a) delete the subject (b) add ten emojis (c) nothing (d) read it once more
- 29.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) signing with your name (b) a sensible email ID (c) a silly email ID (d) replying within a day
- 30.📧 Good or poor email habit: emojis to a principal? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 31.📧 Good or poor email habit: naming the attachment? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 32.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the details? (a) your full name (b) the details
- 33.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) formally and briefly (b) like a text to a friend (c) in all capitals (d) with many emojis
- 34.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or the subject line? (a) the greeting (b) the subject line
- 35.📧 Which email ID is best for applications? (a) your pet’s nickname (b) a gaming handle (c) a funny nickname (d) one based on your name
- 36.📧 Good or poor email habit: one huge paragraph? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) text-message spelling (c) naming the attachment (d) no subject line
- 38.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or the sign-off? (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off
- 39.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or why you are writing? (a) the subject line (b) why you are writing
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible email ID (b) naming the attachment (c) a clear subject line (d) text-message spelling
Answer key
- a good email habit
- a silly email ID
- the sign-off
- checking spelling
- the subject line
- a poor email habit
- the greeting
- sum up the email
- a polite thank-you line
- the sign-off
- ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
- the greeting
- one huge paragraph
- the greeting
- the main message
- a sensible email ID
- a poor email habit
- the subject line
- the sign-off
- a clear subject line
- the subject line
- no subject line
- forgetting the file
- the greeting
- a good email habit
- a good email habit
- a good email habit
- read it once more
- a silly email ID
- a poor email habit
- a good email habit
- the details
- formally and briefly
- the subject line
- one based on your name
- a poor email habit
- naming the attachment
- the subject line
- the subject line
- text-message spelling
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