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: text-message spelling? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 2.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no subject line (b) forgetting the file (c) no name at the end (d) a polite greeting
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) no name at the end (c) no subject line (d) emojis to a principal
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) signing with your name (b) a polite greeting (c) a clear subject line (d) text-message spelling
- 5.📧 Good or poor email habit: ALL CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear subject line (b) naming the attachment (c) short paragraphs (d) emojis to a principal
- 7.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) replying within a day (b) text-message spelling (c) a sensible email ID (d) naming the attachment
- 8.📧 Which email ID is best for applications? (a) your pet’s nickname (b) a gaming handle (c) one based on your name (d) a funny nickname
- 9.📧 Good or poor email habit: a clear subject line? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 10.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or a polite thank-you line? (a) why you are writing (b) a polite thank-you line
- 11.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or the subject line? (a) the greeting (b) the subject line
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a silly email ID (b) signing with your name (c) text-message spelling (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
- 13.📧 Good or poor email habit: no subject line? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 14.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the details? (a) your full name (b) the details
- 15.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) be left blank (b) be a joke (c) say hello (d) sum up the email
- 16.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or the subject line? (a) the details (b) the subject line
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) a silly email ID (c) replying within a day (d) one huge paragraph
- 18.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or why you are writing? (a) the subject line (b) why you are writing
- 19.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or the subject line? (a) why you are writing (b) the subject line
- 20.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or the sign-off? (a) the details (b) the sign-off
- 21.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or your full name? (a) the sign-off (b) your full name
- 22.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (b) short paragraphs (c) a clear subject line (d) naming the attachment
- 23.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) a clear subject line (b) a silly email ID (c) a polite greeting (d) short paragraphs
- 24.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) emojis to a principal (c) one huge paragraph (d) a sensible email ID
- 25.📧 Which part of an email is this? I need the certificate for a college application due on 20 June. (a) the greeting (b) the subject line (c) the main message (d) the sign-off
- 26.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Ms Sharma, (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the greeting (d) the main message
- 27.📧 Which part of an email is this? Regards, (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off (c) the subject line (d) the main message
- 28.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: a polite thank-you line or the greeting? (a) a polite thank-you line (b) the greeting
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) replying within a day (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) a sensible email ID (d) signing with your name
- 30.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the details or a polite thank-you line? (a) the details (b) a polite thank-you line
- 31.📧 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
- 32.📧 Which part of an email is this? Thank you and regards, (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off (c) the greeting (d) the main message
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) signing with your name (b) a clear subject line (c) no subject line (d) short paragraphs
- 34.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or the subject line? (a) the sign-off (b) the subject line
- 35.📧 Good or poor email habit: a polite greeting? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 36.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no name at the end (b) naming the attachment (c) forgetting the file (d) no subject line
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the file (b) a polite greeting (c) signing with your name (d) checking spelling
- 38.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
- 39.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or the sign-off? (a) why you are writing (b) the sign-off
- 40.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the greeting? (a) your full name (b) the greeting
Answer key
- a poor email habit
- a polite greeting
- a clear subject line
- text-message spelling
- a poor email habit
- emojis to a principal
- text-message spelling
- one based on your name
- a good email habit
- why you are writing
- the subject line
- signing with your name
- a poor email habit
- the details
- sum up the email
- the subject line
- replying within a day
- the subject line
- the subject line
- the details
- the sign-off
- ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
- a silly email ID
- a sensible email ID
- the main message
- the greeting
- the sign-off
- the greeting
- ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
- the details
- the subject line
- the sign-off
- no subject line
- the subject line
- a good email habit
- naming the attachment
- forgetting the file
- the sign-off
- why you are writing
- the greeting
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