Personal Business Letter Quiz

Which of the following is the most commonly used format for  personal business letters?

• Modified Block
• Block
• APA
• Right Alignment

Which of the following statements about block style letters is NOT true?

• All lines start at the left.
• You do not indent in block style letters.
• The date and the complimentary close start at the center of your page.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the salutation?

• It's also called the greeting in a friendly letter.

• It usually starts with Dear

• Quadruple space (4 enters) after the salutation.

• A double space (2 enters) goes before and after the salutation.

The message of a personal business letter is located in the _____________ of the letter

• body
• salutation
• closing
• heading

If you quadruple space (enter 4 times), how many blank spaces are you leaving between lines of text?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Which date is correctly typed for a letter?

• September 28, 2015
• Sept. 28,2015
• 9/28/15
• September 28,2015

Inside address belongs to the:

• Recipient
• Letter writer
• Typist
• Sender

Before printing, you should...

• Spell check
• Proofread
• Proofread and Spell check
• Do nothing

Open punctuation means there is________.

• no punctuation at all
• no punctuation after the salutation or closing
• a colon after the salutation
• a comma after the salutation and closing

Which complimentary closing is typed correctly for a personal business letter using open punctuation?

• Sincerely,

• Sincerely

• Dear:

• Dear