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