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HS 8151 Communicative English

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many parts to a letter are there?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

3

d)

10

2.

What are the five parts of a letter?

a)

beginning, middle, end, start, finish

b)

start, finish, part a, part b, part c

c)

address, greeting, salutation, signature, body

d)

date, salutation, body, closing, signature

3.

Where does the date go in a letter?

a)

top left

b)

top right

c)

the back of the letter

d)

bottom write

4.

What type of letter would you write to the principal of your school?

a)

formal

b)

informal

5.

What type of letter would you write to Miss Sherman?

a)

Formal

b)

Informal

c)

Either is acceptable.

6.

What type of letter would you write to your best friend?

a)

Formal

b)

Informal

7.

Can you use slang in a FORMAL letter?

a)

Absolutely

b)

Absolutely not

8.

Which of the following is the MOST FORMAL closing

a)

Yours,

b)

With Love,

c)

Sincerely,

d)

Your Friend,

9.

Can you close an INFORMAL letter with Sincerely,?

a)

yes

b)

no

10.

Can you close a FORMAL letter with Your Friend,?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Yes, but it would be highly inappropriate

11.

When do you use the phrase "Yours sincerely"?

a)

In formal letters when you know the name of the person

b)

In formal letters when you don't know the name of the person

c)

In any kind of formal letter

d)

Only in business letters

12.

When do you use the phrase "Yours faithfully"?

a)

In formal letters when you know the name of the person

b)

In formal letters when you don't know the name of the person

c)

In any kind of formal letter

d)

In love letters

13.

Idioms and slang are okay in...

a)

Informal letters / e-mails

b)

Neutral letters / e-mails

c)

Formal letters / e-mails

14.

It's great ...... hear ........ you

a)

TO / OF

b)

TO / ABOUT

c)

TO / FROM

d)

- / FROM

15.

Beginnning an informal letter: It's been such a long time...

a)

...since 1992

b)

...since we wrote to each other.

c)

... to see you again

d)

...for your last email

16.

...... me know if my help has been useful

a)

LET

b)

TELL

c)

ALLOW

d)

SAY

17.

To finish an informal letter: ALL THE ......

a)

BETTER

b)

WISHES

c)

LOVE

d)

BEST

18.

To finish an informal letter: TAKE ......

a)

CARE

b)

CONTACT

c)

YOU

d)

IT EASY

19.

When do we use the phrase "Why don't we...?" in informal letters?

a)

To ask for information

b)

To give advice

c)

To suggest something to do

d)

To report something

20.

You can invite someone informally like this.

a)

You must go ...

b)

Would you like to go ...?

c)

Do you have to go ...?

d)

Go to ....

21.

Which statement is more formal?

a)

This movie stinks!

b)

I do not enjoy this movie.

22.

Which expression is more formal than the others?

We .............. the following equipment.

a)

require

b)

want

c)

need

23.

Choose the most formal expression to complete the sentence:

I .............. help staff to improve their level of health and fitness.

a)

would like to

b)

want to

c)

am gonna

24.

True or False:

A Friendly Letter has 5 parts.

a)

True

b)

False

25.
Which of the following is NOT a feature of a friendly letter? 
a)
greeting
b)
heading
c)
materials list
d)
signature
26.

Where do you write your address?

a)

Top left

b)

Top right

c)

Bottom left

d)

Bottom right

27.

What is the correct order for writing an address?

a)

flat, floor, street, building, street, district, country, city

b)

floor, flat, building, street, district, city, country

c)

floor, flat, street, building, district, country, city

d)

flat, floor, building, street, district, city, country

28.

Which one is a correctly written address?

a)

flat b, 8/f, castle building, 801 prince st, yau ma tei, hong kong,

b)

Flat D, 17/F, Sunny Building, 59 Maple Rd, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong

c)

Flat A 24/F West Lake Building 28 Island Road Stanley Hong Kong

d)

flat c 5/f apple building 5 tropical st shek mun

29.

What goes with your address in the heading?

a)

your name

b)

your signature

c)

today's date

d)

a stamp

30.

Where do you write the date on a letter?

a)

Below the heading

b)

Above the heading

c)

Below the salutation

d)

In the closing of the letter

31.

What is the correct way to write a date on a letter?

a)

23/12/1997

b)

23/12/97

c)

23 Dec, 1997

d)

23 December, 1997

32.

What is something important you need to keep in mind when writing the heading?

a)

Don't use capitalization or commas.

b)

Remember to use commas only.

c)

Remember to use capitalization and commas.

d)

Remember to use capital letters only.

33.

True or False:

The Greeting looks like this...

Dear Sally,

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What is the main part of your letter (the conversation you have through writing)?

a)

body

b)

conversation

c)

reply

d)

communication

35.
Which of the following is an example of the body? 
a)
Dear Christopher, 
b)
September 30, 2011
c)
Sincerely, 
d)
I really want to go to a water park!
36.

What is something important you need to keep in mind when writing the Body?

a)

Use a mean voice

b)

Use a formal voice

c)

Use a quiet voice

d)

Use a friendly voice

37.

What is an example of a friendly voice?

a)

I'll always be here if you need me.

b)

Stop worrying about everything!

c)

Don't ask me! I don't know!

d)

Can't you fix your own problems? I've got enough of my own already!

38.

Which part of a letter is underlined?


Best regards,


John

a)

greeting

b)

signature

c)

closing

d)

body

39.

Where do you say goodbye in a letter?

a)

opening

b)

closing

c)

salute

d)

salutation

40.

Which of the following would be an example of a closing?

a)

June 12, 2013

b)

Love,

c)

Dear Miranda,

d)

I can't wait to see you again!

41.
What part of the letter is this?
a)
Heading
b)
Greeting
c)
Closing
d)
Signature
42.

Which of the following is an example of a signature?

a)

Yours Forever,

b)

December 1, 2016

c)

John Smith

d)

Do you like ham?

43.

The business letter has ______ parts.

a)

Five

b)

Six

c)

Seven

d)

Eight

44.

The inside address includes:

a)

The writer's address

b)

The person who is receiving the letter address

c)

The ending of the letter

d)

None of the above

45.

The greeting goes after the writer's address.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Which of the following is the correct about the writer's address?

a)

The writer's address is at the top left corner of the page.

b)

The writer's address is at the top right corner of the page.

c)

The writer's address is in the middle of the page.

d)

None of the above

47.

Read the prompt and choose which type of letter you will write... Write a letter about a terrible experience you had at the local clinic.

a)

Letter of thanks

b)

Letter of request

c)

Letter of complaint

d)

Letter of invitation

48.

What tone do we use for a business letter?

a)

Informal tone

b)

Formal tone

49.

Choose the correct response about the order of the Business Letter.

a)

Writer's Address, Date, Inside Address, Greeting, Body, Closing, Signature

b)

Writer's Address, Inside Address, Date, Greeting, Body, Signature, Closing

c)

Inside Address, Writer's Address, Date, Greeting, Body, Signature, Closing

d)

Writer's Address, Greeting, Inside Address, Date, Body, Closing, Signature

50.

What type of letter is it?

Write a letter to the Minister of Youths inviting them to speak to your school's special assembly.

a)

Letter of thanks

b)

Letter of complaint

c)

Letter of invite

d)

Letter of recommendation

51.

Which statement is NOT true about business letters?

a)

The body should contain 3 small paragraphs.

b)

Contractions are not used.

c)

There are 5 parts.

d)

The tone should be formal and polite always

52.

In the body of the letter, what do we include? Choose the best response!

a)

Reference, Information, Purpose, Conclusion

b)

Reference, Information, Conclusion

c)

Purpose, Reference, Information

d)

Purpose and Information

53.

How many parts does the body have?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

4

d)

2