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Writing Business Letters - 2
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Subject
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writing-skills
Instructions:
Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. If you are unsure of what title to use when addressing a woman - use _______________ .
receiver's
Times New Roman and Arial
Ms.
enclosure
2. When writing a business letter - is important to be _______________ .
narrative
concise
receiver's
blocked
3. If you do not know a persons gender - it is acceptable to use the ______________ in a salutation.
friendly / main point
receiver's
narrative
full name
4. If you include other documents with your letter - such as a resume - you should type the word(s) ____________________ one line below the closing.
makes it easier to read and helps the reader scan the document quickly
how being involved in band taught you discipline and hard work
narrative
enclosure
5. The 'inside address' refers to the _____________________ address.
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6. The date should indicate when a letter was __________________.
analytical
make an outline
Mr. - Mrs. - etc
composed
7. If the entire letter is left justified - except the date and closing which are tabbed to the center - it is ____________ format.
single / left
Times New Roman and Arial
comma
modified block
8. A benefit of writing a letter in a specified format is _________________________________ .
clearly organized
makes it easier to read and helps the reader scan the document quickly
Letterhead
1
9. The second and third paragraphs should provide ______________________ for the stated purpose of the letter.
solutions and justification
main point / request
makes it easier to read and helps the reader scan the document quickly
clearly organized
10. Being personal in an admissions letter is important because in many ways - the letter is a substitute for a __________.
interview
technical
Times New Roman and Arial
solutions and justification
11. The closing paragraph should restate the _______________ of the letter and might possibly _______________ some type of action.
interview
main point / request
make an outline
background information and supporting details
12. In the body of the letter - you should leave how many blank lines between paragraphs?
interview
1
concise
modified block
13. Typical titles used in a business letter
single / left
full name
first word only
Mr. - Mrs. - etc
14. The correct and most common closings is...
technical
interview
finished
Thank you
15. In the closing - you should capitalize the _____________ word only.
interview
single / left
concise
first word only
16. If the salutation ends with a colon - the closing should end with a ________________ .
Ms.
narrative
comma
modified block
17. In a semi-blocked letter - each paragraph is ________________ .
indented
Thank you
having an overall point
analytical
18. An example of being focused when writing an admissions letter is ________________.
finished
having an overall point
1
enclosure
19. If the entire letter is left justified and single spaced except for double space between paragraphs - it is _____________ format.
analytical
modified block
blocked
Thank you
20. 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.
analytical
sender's street address - city and zip code
1
Ms.
21. If composed over several days - the date should be the day the letter was _____________.
finished
1
sender's street address - city and zip code
narrative
22. One method or practice that will help you write a coherent letter is to _________________.
Ms.
purpose or main point
make an outline
full name
23. An example of being interpretive in a college admission letter would be ___________________.
Times New Roman and Arial
single / left
how being involved in band taught you discipline and hard work
clearly organized
24. An admissions letter that discusses things in a chronological order is considered a letter that is organized in a ______________ nature.
having an overall point
receiver's
interview
narrative
25. Two fonts that may be used in business letters are...
single / left
Times New Roman and Arial
interview
indented
26. With block and modified block formats - each paragraph should be ________________ spaced and _________ justified.
single / left
1
sender's street address - city and zip code
friendly / main point
27. If not using a letterhead - the sender's information should be included at the top of the letter in this way
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28. An admission letter that is coherent is one that is _______________.
full name
enclosure
composed
clearly organized
29. In the first paragraph of a letter - you should include a _____________ opening and you should mention the ________________________.
first word only
finished
friendly / main point
solutions and justification
30. An admissions letter that focuses on accomplishments and experience is a letter that is organized in a __________________ nature.
technical
how being involved in band taught you discipline and hard work
make an outline
background information and supporting details
31. In a business letter - the sender's address is usually included in the ____________ .
purpose or main point
makes it easier to read and helps the reader scan the document quickly
Letterhead
narrative
32. The second paragraph of a business letter should begin to justify or explain the ____________ ____________ of the letter.
sender's street address - city and zip code
purpose or main point
1
narrative
33. The second and third paragraphs should provide ______________________ about the stated purpose of the letter.
analytical
concise
background information and supporting details
first word only