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Basic Business Correspondence

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a letter format?

a)

American Style

b)

Full block style

c)

Semi block style

d)

Block style

2.

Business correspondence means the exchange of information in a written format for the process of business activities.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

Which of the following is not the key characteristic in business correspondence?

a)

written communication

b)

spoken communication

c)

business English

d)

formal language

4.

The correspondence between the individuals, departments, or branches of the same organization.

a)

External Correspondence

b)

Internal Correspondence

5.

The correspondence between individuals from different organizations or companies.

a)

External Correspondence

b)

Internal Correspondence

6.
a)

memo

b)

email

7.
a)

letter

b)

email

8.

The body of the letter contains _______

a)

the information you want to send

b)

conventional phrase to close the letter

c)

introductory word or words

d)

your name

e)

greetings

9.

What part of the business letter identifies the address of the person composing/writing the letter?

a)

Letterhead

b)

Reference Line

c)

Subject Line

d)

Enclosure

e)

inside address

10.

Which part of a letter that identifies the address of the person receiving the letter?

a)

Letterhead

b)

Reference Line

c)

Subject Line

d)

Enclosure

e)

inside address

11.

Which date is correctly typed for a letter?

a)

May 2021

b)

19 May 2021

c)

May 19' 2021

d)

May 2021, the 19th

e)

The 19th of May 2021

12.

Which complimentary closing is typed correctly for a business letter to someone we don't know? (2)

a)

Best wishes

b)

Dear Sir,

c)

Yours faithfully

d)

Sincerely

e)

Hello, there

13.

A letter that is requesting information or brochure from a company is called

a)

Sales letter

b)

Delivery order

c)

Enquiry letter

d)

Order letter

e)

Complaint letter

14.

Which part of the letter identifies the person who is preferred to address the concerns of the letter?

a)

Inside address

b)

Attention line

c)

Subject line

d)

Signature

e)

Complimentary close

15.

What type of notation is used to indicate that something is included in the envelope?

a)

enclosure

b)

attachment

c)

copy

d)

attention line

e)

reference line

16.

What c.c. in business letter stands for?

a)

complimentary close

b)

carbon copy

c)

complimentary copy

d)

conclusion close

e)

courtesy close

17.

What does the first paragraph of a business letter explain?

a)

It explains how grateful the sender is.

b)

It explains what the receiver has to do.

c)

It explains the reason for writing.

d)

It explains the sender's feeling.

18.

How many paragraphs usually found in a Business Letter?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

none

e)

no rules

19.

What is the correspondence phrase for making a request?

a)

We would appreciate it if you could ...

b)

Would you like me to .... ?

c)

Do you want me to ...?

d)

What can I do for you?

e)

Is everything OK?

20.

The body of the letter contains _______

a)

the information you want to send

b)

conventional phrase to close the letter

c)

introductory word or words

d)

your name

e)

greetings

21.

The followings are some ways of writing a date in English, except________

a)

2nd February, 2019

b)

2 February 2019

c)

2nd February 2019

d)

2, February, 2019

22.

A _________ must always be put after the salutation.

a)

stop

b)

colon

c)

semi colon

d)

comma

e)

dash

23.

When including an attachment in an email you should:

a)

Copy and paste the body of the attachment into the email

b)

Request the recipient to respond saying they received the attachment

c)

Provide several copies of the same attachment to be sure it attached correctly

d)

Inform recipient that a document is attached so they can download or view the file

e)

Thanking the recipient

24.

A _________ must always be put after the complimentary close.

a)

stop

b)

colon

c)

semi colon

d)

comma

e)

dash

25.

Which of the following is a letter format?

a)

American Style

b)

Full block style

c)

Semi block style

d)

Block style

26.

Parts of business letter in order

a)

Letterhead, Dateline, Inside Address, Salutation, Body of Letter, Signature Line, Notations

b)

Letterhead, Dateline, Inside Address, Salutation, Body of Letter, Complimentary close, Notations

c)

Letterhead, Dateline, Inside Address, Salutation, Body of Letter, Complimentary close, Signature Line, Notations

d)

Letterhead, Dateline, Inside Address, Salutation, Complimentary close, Salutation, Signature Line, Notations

27.

Which part of the letter is typed below the dateline

a)

Salutation

b)

Body Letter

c)

Letterhead

d)

Inside Address

28.

Which part of the letter to indicate the purpose or topic of the letter in a short sentence

a)

Salutation

b)

Body Letter

c)

Subject Line

d)

Inside Address

29.

What is the 5Cs of an effective business letter

a)

Completeness, Consistency, Current, Courtesy, Conciseness

b)

Clarity, Completeness, Conciseness, Consistency, Courtesy

c)

Current, Completeness, Conciseness, Consistency, Courtesy

d)

Comfortable, Completeness, Conciseness, Consistency, Courtesy

30.

What is BCC on email?

a)

Allows you to send a copy of the email with any recipient of your choice

b)

For the main recipients, or the people you expect to respond to or take action after receiving your email

c)

The first single-line text subscribers see after the sender's name when they receive an email from you

d)

A feature in email that sends a copy of an email to a recipient while hiding their name from other recipients

31.

Mail in American style, except...

a)

Month - Day - Year

b)

Salutation : Gentlemen, Ladies, to whom it may concern

c)

The subject line is above of salutation

d)

Complimentary close : Sincerely

32.

Mail in British style

a)

Month - Day - Year

b)

Salutation : Gentlemen, Ladies, to whom it may concern

c)

The subject line is above of salutation

d)

Complimentary close : Sincerely

33.

All of the margin in the left side

a)

American style

b)

British style

c)

Semi block style

d)

Full block style

34.

All parts of the letter are on the left except the date and signature, with each beginning paragraph in the body of the letter entering

a)

American style

b)

British style

c)

Semi block style

d)

Block style

35.

2nd April 2024

a)

American Ordinal

b)

British Cardinal

c)

American Cardinal

d)

British Ordinal