Communication Skills Worksheet: Email Manners

Interview skills lesson 4: Email manners · Set 98 · 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 clear subject line (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) no name at the end (d) one huge paragraph
2. 2.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Internship application – Ananya Rao (a) the main message (b) the greeting (c) the sign-off (d) the subject line
3. 3.📧 Which part of an email is this? Subject: Query about Class 11 admission (a) the subject line (b) the main message (c) the greeting (d) the sign-off
4. 4.📧 Which part of an email is this? Regards, (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off (c) the main message (d) the subject line
5. 5.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) sum up the email (b) say hello (c) be a joke (d) be left blank
6. 6.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) emojis to a principal (b) signing with your name (c) text-message spelling (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
7. 7.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) a polite greeting (c) no subject line (d) no name at the end
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the attachment (b) a clear subject line (c) emojis to a principal (d) checking spelling
9. 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. 10.⏳ When is a good time to follow up on an unanswered email? (a) never (b) after ten minutes (c) every hour (d) after a few working days
11. 11.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or the sign-off? (a) the details (b) the sign-off
12. 12.📧 Which part of an email is this? Please find my résumé attached for the summer internship. (a) the sign-off (b) the main message (c) the greeting (d) the subject line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) replying within a day (b) naming the attachment (c) signing with your name (d) text-message spelling
14. 14.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: a polite thank-you line or the details? (a) a polite thank-you line (b) the details
15. 15.📧 Good or poor email habit: replying within a day? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
16. 16.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or why you are writing? (a) the details (b) why you are writing
17. 17.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) in all capitals (b) formally and briefly (c) like a text to a friend (d) with many emojis
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short paragraphs (b) a silly email ID (c) forgetting the file (d) one huge paragraph
19. 19.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Sir, (a) the main message (b) the subject line (c) the greeting (d) the sign-off
20. 20.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: a polite thank-you line or the subject line? (a) a polite thank-you line (b) the subject line
21. 21.📧 Which email ID is best for applications? (a) a gaming handle (b) your pet’s nickname (c) a funny nickname (d) one based on your name
22. 22.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or your full name? (a) the details (b) your full name
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) emojis to a principal (b) no subject line (c) forgetting the file (d) a polite greeting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the file (b) one huge paragraph (c) naming the attachment (d) a silly email ID
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) emojis to a principal (b) forgetting the file (c) text-message spelling (d) replying within a day
26. 26.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or a polite thank-you line? (a) the details (b) a polite thank-you line
27. 27.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) a silly email ID (b) naming the attachment (c) no name at the end (d) one huge paragraph
28. 28.📧 Good or poor email habit: text-message spelling? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) naming the attachment (c) signing with your name (d) forgetting the file
30. 30.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a polite greeting (b) short paragraphs (c) emojis to a principal (d) a sensible email ID
31. 31.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) one huge paragraph (c) no name at the end (d) replying within a day
32. 32.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) one huge paragraph (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) a silly email ID (d) a sensible email ID
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking spelling (b) no subject line (c) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (d) text-message spelling
34. 34.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a sensible email ID (b) text-message spelling (c) signing with your name (d) short paragraphs
35. 35.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or your full name? (a) why you are writing (b) your full name
36. 36.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or the sign-off? (a) why you are writing (b) the sign-off
37. 37.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) one huge paragraph (b) text-message spelling (c) forgetting the file (d) checking spelling
38. 38.📎 You attached your résumé. What should the email say? (a) nothing about it (b) your password (c) that a file is attached (d) only “see”
39. 39.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short paragraphs (b) a polite greeting (c) a clear subject line (d) a silly email ID

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