Professional Email Comprehension Quiz

Etiquette is another word for...

• the rules of being polite

• how to be fancy

• the correct form of grammar

• a type of dinner party

If you use all caps in an email, the recipient may assume that you are...

• adding emphasis on a statement

• being forceful with your point

• yelling at them

• making sure that the recipient reads that section carefully

Dear Dr. Brown,

is an example of an...

• closing

• body of the email

• introduction

• subject line

• salutation

What is the purpose of a subject line?

• it's a way to be polite

• to let the recipient know what the content of the email is going to be about

• to let the recipient know that this is going to be a long message

• to make sure that your email actually sends

After you are finished writing the email, but before you send it, you should...

• take one more look at the spelling, punctuation and grammar

• make sure that the email address is correctly typed in

• read for tone and make sure you don't come across as rude or whiney

• you never need to re-read a professional email, ever. Just hit send

To whom should you send a professional email

• your parent or guardian

• your guidance counselor

• your teacher

• your best friend

• a potential employer

Match the following elements of the email to their respective parts.

• greeting

• I hope this message finds you well

• introduction

• I was wondering if I could possibly have more time to complete the assignment.

• salutation

• Dear Ms. Brown,

• body of the email

• This is Gertrude Carlile from your 2nd block American History class.

• subject line

• Late Revolutionary War Project

Emails are forever

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Don't forget, once you click sendn an email, snap, text, insta, ect.

it's out there forever...

Select the most appropriate address someone could send an email from

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]