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Writing Business Letters - 2

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An admissions letter that focuses on issues and ideas related to your desired course of study would be considered a letter that is organized in a __________________ nature.






2. If the entire letter is left justified - except the date and closing which are tabbed to the center - it is ____________ format.






3. In the closing - you should capitalize the _____________ word only.






4. An admissions letter that focuses on accomplishments and experience is a letter that is organized in a __________________ nature.






5. If you are unsure of what title to use when addressing a woman - use _______________ .






6. If composed over several days - the date should be the day the letter was _____________.






7. The second paragraph of a business letter should begin to justify or explain the ____________ ____________ of the letter.






8. An example of being focused when writing an admissions letter is ________________.






9. If the entire letter is left justified and single spaced except for double space between paragraphs - it is _____________ format.






10. The closing paragraph should restate the _______________ of the letter and might possibly _______________ some type of action.






11. If the salutation ends with a colon - the closing should end with a ________________ .






12. In a business letter - the sender's address is usually included in the ____________ .






13. When writing a business letter - is important to be _______________ .






14. A benefit of writing a letter in a specified format is _________________________________ .






15. If you include other documents with your letter - such as a resume - you should type the word(s) ____________________ one line below the closing.






16. The second and third paragraphs should provide ______________________ for the stated purpose of the letter.






17. The second and third paragraphs should provide ______________________ about the stated purpose of the letter.






18. Two fonts that may be used in business letters are...






19. An admissions letter that discusses things in a chronological order is considered a letter that is organized in a ______________ nature.






20. If you do not know a persons gender - it is acceptable to use the ______________ in a salutation.






21. One method or practice that will help you write a coherent letter is to _________________.






22. The date should indicate when a letter was __________________.






23. In the body of the letter - you should leave how many blank lines between paragraphs?






24. Being personal in an admissions letter is important because in many ways - the letter is a substitute for a __________.






25. With block and modified block formats - each paragraph should be ________________ spaced and _________ justified.






26. Typical titles used in a business letter






27. The correct and most common closings is...






28. If not using a letterhead - the sender's information should be included at the top of the letter in this way


29. In a semi-blocked letter - each paragraph is ________________ .






30. An example of being interpretive in a college admission letter would be ___________________.






31. An admission letter that is coherent is one that is _______________.






32. The 'inside address' refers to the _____________________ address.


33. In the first paragraph of a letter - you should include a _____________ opening and you should mention the ________________________.