Business Letter Formatting Quiz

When punctuation marks are omitted in the opening and closing lines of a letter, the punctuation STYLE is called

• Formal

• Open

• Mixed

• Closed

What spacing is used between the inside/letter address and the salutation?

• Single

• Double

• Quadruple

• Triple

The signature on a letter is handwritten directly above the

• Postscript

• Enclosure

• Reference notation

• Writer's typed name

The paragraphs in the body of the letter are keyed using?

• double spaced with a triple space between each paragraph.

• double spaced with a double space between each paragraph.

• single spaced with a triple space between paragraphs.

• single spaced with a double space between each paragraph.

The spacing used between the complimentary close and the keyed signature is

• Single

• Quadruple

• Triple

• Double

The address of the writer is called the ___________.

• Inside/letter address

• outside address

• return address

• none of the above

The spacing after the date should be ____.

• a quadruple space

• a triple space

• a single space

• a double space

The enclosure notation represents ____.

• the typist's name.

• a part of the letter has been left out, and you must mail another.

• that there is something else besides the letter included in the envelope.

• none of the above.

When typing a business letter in block style, it means ______?

• all parts of the letter, except the return address are typed at the left margin.

• all parts of the letter, except the return address are typed at the left margin.

• all parts of the letter, except the date, complimentary close, and signature block, are keyed at the left margin.

• all parts of the letter should be typed at the left margin.

When typing a business letter in the modified block style, it means ______?

• all parts of the letter, except the return address are typed at the left margin.

• all parts of the letter should be centered.

• all parts of the letter should be typed at the left margin.

• all parts of the letter, except the date, complimentary close and signature block are keyed at the left margin