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Business Letter Formatting Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Formal

b)

Open

c)

Mixed

d)

Closed

2.

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

a)

Single

b)

Double

c)

Quadruple

d)

Triple

3.

The signature on a letter is handwritten directly above the

a)

Postscript

b)

Enclosure

c)

Reference notation

d)

Writer's typed name

4.

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

a)

double spaced with a triple space between each paragraph.

b)

double spaced with a double space between each paragraph.

c)

single spaced with a triple space between paragraphs.

d)

single spaced with a double space between each paragraph.

5.

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

a)

Single

b)

Quadruple

c)

Triple

d)

Double

6.

The address of the writer is called the ___________.

a)

Inside/letter address

b)

outside address

c)

return address

d)

none of the above

7.

The spacing after the date should be ____.

a)

a quadruple space

b)

a triple space

c)

a single space

d)

a double space

8.

The enclosure notation represents ____.

a)

the typist's name.

b)

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

c)

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

d)

none of the above.

9.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

10.

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

a)

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

b)

all parts of the letter should be centered.

c)

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

d)

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

11.

An example of a salutation is?

a)

Dear Mr. Smith

b)

How are you?

c)

Hello

d)

Sincerely

12.

A business letter's left and right margins should be set to _____.

a)

1" margins

b)

.5" margins

c)

1.25" margins

d)

1.5" margins

13.

How many BLANK LINES should you leave for a signature in a business letter?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

The part of the letter that follows the date is _____.

a)

Inside/letter address

b)

return address

c)

salutation

d)

complimentary close

15.

The farewell or goodbye part of a letter is the

a)

Salutation

b)

Complimentary Close

c)

Body

d)

Reference Initials

16.

The first part of the business letter with a letterhead is the ___.

a)

Salutation

b)

Date

c)

Return Address

d)

Letter Address

17.

The spacing after typing the salutation of a letter is

a)

SS

b)

DS

c)

TS

d)

QS

18.

The return address consists of a line for ___________, ___________, and __________ followed by the date.

4 lines
19.

The postscript

a)

adds a comment to the letter

b)

can be used for future filing

c)

tells what the body of the letter is about

d)

none of the above

20.

When keying a paragraph, press the return key once at the end of the paragraph.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The salutation is replaced by the __________ when typing the AMS letter.

a)

Attention Line

b)

Postscript

c)

Subject Line

d)

Mailing Notation

22.

The typist's initials on a Business Letter should be keyed as:

a)

mja

b)

M.J.A.

c)

m.j.a.

d)

m j a

23.

Which of the following dates is correctly for use in a letter?

a)

November 26,2024

b)

November 26th, 2024

c)

26 November, 2024

d)

November 26, 2024

24.

P O Box N3591 should be typed as

a)

P O Box N3591

b)

P. O. Box N3591

c)

PO Box N3591

d)

P.O. Box N3591

25.

The Attention Line is attached to which letter part?

a)

Return Address

b)

Inside Address

c)

Signature Block

26.

In a business letter, the top margin should be set at...

a)

1 inch

b)

2 inches

c)

3 inches

d)

1.5 inches

27.

When there is a colon after the salutation and a comma after the complimentary close, this is called.

a)

mixed punctuation

b)

enclosure

c)

letterhead

d)

open punctuation

28.

Julie Sweeting

#1 Bay Street

P. O. Box N4361

Nassau, The Bahamas

is an example of what part of the business letter?

a)

Heading

b)

Signature Line

c)

Recipients Address

d)

Body