Week 9: Email Conventions Quiz for Grade 8

You’re emailing your teacher to request an extension on an assignment. Which subject line is most appropriate?

• Help!!!

• Extension Request for Science Assignment

• I’m not going to finish on time

• Hey, can I get more time?

You want to ask a classmate for notes from a class you missed. What’s the best way to start the email?

• Sup?

• Hey, give me the notes.

• Hi [Classmate’s Name], I hope you’re doing well.

• Yo, I need the notes ASAP.

Your teacher sent a long email with important instructions, but you don’t understand part of it. How should you respond?

• What do you mean?

• Can you explain this?

• Thank you for the instructions. Could you please clarify the part about the due date?

• I don’t get it.

You’re writing a thank-you email to someone who helped you with a school project. What’s the best closing?

• Later!

• Thanks again, see ya.

• Thank you for your help. Best regards, [Your Name]

• Bye.

Your teacher hasn’t replied to your email for two days. What should you do?

• Send another email saying, “Why haven’t you replied?”

• Wait a few more days before following up politely.

• Send a text message asking why they haven’t replied.

• Complain to your friends about it.

You need to attach a file to your email, but you accidentally attach the wrong one. What should you do?

• Ignore it and hope they don’t notice.

• Send another email with the correct attachment and an apology.

• Delete the email and pretend it never happened.

• Send a new email saying, “Oops, wrong file. Here’s the right one.”

You’re emailing a group of classmates to organize a study session. How should you address them?

• Hey guys,

• To everyone,

• Dear Classmates,

• Yo, what’s up?

You received an email from your principal about a school event. How should you reply?

• K, got it.

• Thanks for the info, Principal [Last Name]. Looking forward to the event.

• Cool, thx!

• Okay.

You’re emailing a teacher to ask for extra credit work. What should you include in the email?

• I need extra credit. Can you give me some?

• Hi [Teacher’s Name], I hope you’re well. I’m interested in doing some extra credit work. Could you please let me know if there are any opportunities available? Thank you.

• Hey, can I do extra credit?

• Yo, I need more points!

You want to inform your teacher that you’ll be absent due to a family event. Which email is most appropriate?

• I’m not coming to school tomorrow. Bye.

• I won’t be in class tomorrow because of a family event. Just letting you know.

• Dear [Teacher’s Name], I wanted to inform you that I will be absent from school tomorrow due to a family event. I will catch up on any missed work. Thank you.

• Not going to be in class, don’t mark me absent.