This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Genre Specific > Business Letter Formatting – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Business Letter Formatting Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The address of the person receiving the letter A) Inside/Letter Address. B) Greeting. C) Return Address. D) Salutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside/Letter Address. 2. What is typically included on the letterhead of a business letter? A) The recipient's name, address, and logo. B) The business' slogan, mission statement, and opening hours. C) The business' name, address, phone/fax/email, and logo. D) The individual's personal contact information and signature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The business' name, address, phone/fax/email, and logo. 3. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mja. 4. This is what you sign your name beginning directly after the closing. A) Closing. B) Salutation. C) Heading. D) Signature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Signature. 5. The message of a block style letter is located in what part of the letter? A) Heading. B) Complimentary close. C) Salutation. D) Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Body. 6. The Attention Line is attached to which letter part? A) Return Address. B) Inside Address. C) Signature Block. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inside Address. 7. Which answer illustrates the correct form for the salutation (greeting) in a business letter? A) Dear D. J. Andrews:. B) Dear Mr. D. J. Andrews,. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dear D. J. Andrews:. 8. What are typist initials? A) The initials of the person who receives the letter. B) The initials of the typist, used when someone other than the writer prepares the letter. C) The initials of the person who wrote the letter. D) The initials of the person to whom the letter is addressed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The initials of the typist, used when someone other than the writer prepares the letter. 9. What is the purpose of enclosure notation in a letter? A) To signify that a copy of the letter is sent to someone in addition to the addressee. B) To indicate that the letter contains attachments. C) To indicate that someone other than the author typed the letter. D) To show that additional items are included in the envelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To show that additional items are included in the envelope. 10. What part of a block style letter comes immediately after the body of the letter? A) Typist initials. B) Salutation. C) Inside address. D) Complimentary close. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complimentary close. 11. Which part to a business letter comes after the body? A) Salutation. B) Closing. C) Heading. D) Signature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closing. 12. What does attachment notation in a letter signify? A) That someone other than the author typed the letter. B) That the letter is sent to additional people besides the main addressee. C) That additional items are clipped, stapled, etc., to the letter. D) That additional items are included in the envelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That additional items are clipped, stapled, etc., to the letter. 13. What is a characteristic of open punctuation in a business letter? A) A colon is used in the salutation and a comma in the complimentary close. B) There is no punctuation after the salutation or complimentary close. C) A semi-colon is used in the salutation and a period in the complimentary close. D) Quotation marks are used around the salutation and complimentary close. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is no punctuation after the salutation or complimentary close. 14. The spacing used between the complimentary close and the keyed signature is A) Triple. B) Double. C) Quadruple. D) Single. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quadruple. 15. When keying a paragraph, press the return key once at the end of the paragraph. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Julie Sweeting#1 Bay StreetP. O. Box N4361Nassau, The Bahamasis an example of what part of the business letter? A) Signature Line. B) Heading. C) Body. D) Recipients Address. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recipients Address. 17. The paragraphs in the body of the letter are keyed using? A) Single spaced with a triple space between paragraphs. B) Double spaced with a double space between each paragraph. C) Double spaced with a triple space between each paragraph. D) Single spaced with a double space between each paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Single spaced with a double space between each paragraph. 18. Which punctuation style uses a colon after the salutation and a comma in the complimentary close? A) Open Punctuation. B) Mixed Punctuation. C) Closed Punctuation. D) Standard Punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mixed Punctuation. 19. Where do Enclosure/Attachment and Copy notations appear in a business letter? A) In the footer of the letter. B) At the bottom of the letter, a double space below the typist initials. C) At the top of the letter before the date. D) In the header of the letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the bottom of the letter, a double space below the typist initials. 20. The message (paragraphs) within the letter A) Keyed Name. B) Salutation. C) Complimentary Close. D) Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Body. 21. What is the Keyed Name in a letter? A) The initials of the typist. B) The author's typed name. C) The greeting of the letter. D) The ending of the letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author's typed name. 22. In a business letter, the top margin should be set at ..... A) 2 inches. B) 1 inch. C) 1.5 inchesTags130.302. D) 3 inches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2 inches. 23. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That there is something else besides the letter included in the envelope. 24. The spacing after typing the salutation of a letter is A) SS. B) DS. C) TS. D) QS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DS. 25. How can you make the most of your college experience in your cover letter? A) Describe skills gained in the classroom. B) Describe sports and extracurricular activities. C) Discuss hands-on projects. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 26. The address of the writer is called the ..... A) Inside/letter address. B) Outside address. C) Return address. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Return address. 27. What is the standard font size recommended for formatting a letter in Block Style? A) 12 point font. B) 14 point font. C) 16 point font. D) 10 point font. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 point font. 28. The ending of the letter A) Return Address. B) Greeting. C) Salutation. D) Complimentary Close. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complimentary Close. 29. The spacing after the date should be ..... A) A triple space. B) A double space. C) A quadruple space. D) A single space. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A quadruple space. 30. Method of formatting a letter, all parts of letter are keyed on left margin A) Block Style. B) Square. C) Hanging Indent. D) Indented Style. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Block Style. 31. What is a personal-business letter? A) A formal invitation sent from an individual to a business event. B) A letter that is sent from an individual using their home address to a person or business/organization. C) A letter sent between two businesses. D) A letter sent from a business to an individual at their workplace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A letter that is sent from an individual using their home address to a person or business/organization. 32. Where is the 'Copy Notation' placed in a block style letter? A) Below the Enclosure notation. B) Before the Salutation. C) After the Writer's name. D) At the top of the letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Below the Enclosure notation. 33. Which of the following is an example of a salutation? A) Dear Miss Julie. B) Rebecca Dunworth. C) Enclosure. D) Sincerely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dear Miss Julie. 34. What does the Dateline in a letter specify? A) The address of the person receiving the letter. B) The greeting of the letter. C) The ending of the letter. D) The complete and current date. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The complete and current date. 35. Appropriate line spacing between paragraph in the body of the letter? A) Single. B) Triple. C) Double. D) Quadruple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Double. 36. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All parts of the letter, except the date, complimentary close and signature block are keyed at the left margin. 37. The signature on a letter is handwritten directly above the A) Postscript. B) Writer's typed name. C) Enclosure. D) Reference notation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writer's typed name. 38. What is appropriate spacing between complimentary close and keyed signature of letter A) Triple. B) Single. C) Quadruple. D) Double. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quadruple. 39. One of the main parts of the letter that includes the address and date. A) Signature. B) Body. C) Salutation. D) Heading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heading. 40. The body of the letter is followed by the complimentary close. Which of the complimentary closes below is correct? A) Yours Truly:. B) Yours Truly,. C) Yours truly,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yours truly,. 41. When is copy notation used in a letter? A) When someone other than the author typed the letter. B) When the letter is sent to additional people besides the main addressee. C) When additional items are included in the envelope. D) When additional items are clipped, stapled, etc., to the letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the letter is sent to additional people besides the main addressee. 42. What is the font size and type used in the body of the letter? A) 12-point Times New Roman. B) 12-point Helvetica. C) 10-point Arial. D) 14-point Calibri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12-point Times New Roman. 43. Paragraphs in a block style letter are A) Indented. B) Not indented. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not indented. 44. The pre-printed part of the letter that appears across the top margin and includes the name of the business is called the . A) Inside address. B) Letterhead. C) Address notation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Letterhead. 45. The farewell or goodbye part of a letter is the A) Body. B) Reference Initials. C) Complimentary Close. D) Salutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complimentary Close. 46. The author of the letter types his/her name A) Keyed Name. B) Salutation. C) Return Address. D) Complimentary Close. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keyed Name. 47. Which of the following dates is correctly for use in a letter? A) November 26, 2024. B) 26 November, 2024. C) November 26, 2024. D) November 26th, 2024. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) November 26, 2024. 48. In Block Style letter formatting, how should paragraphs be spaced? A) Double space within paragraphs and single space between paragraphs. B) Single space within paragraphs and no space between paragraphs. C) Double space within paragraphs and double space between paragraphs. D) Single space within paragraphs and double space between paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Single space within paragraphs and double space between paragraphs. 49. What spacing is used between the inside/letter address and the salutation? A) Double. B) Triple. C) Quadruple. D) Single. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Double. 50. The salutation is replaced by the ..... when typing the AMS letter. A) Subject Line. B) Attention Line. C) Postscript. D) Mailing Notation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject Line. 51. Which example below shows the recommended way to write the date in a business letter? A) Friday, June 1st, 2018. B) 01/06/2018. C) June 1, 2018. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) June 1, 2018. 52. What is the Complimentary Close in a letter? A) The ending of the letter. B) The address of the person writing the letter. C) The greeting of the letter. D) The initials of the typist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ending of the letter. 53. Which of the following is not a function of a cover letter? A) To entice the reader to want to get to know you better by interviewing you. B) To inform the employer of the job you are applying for. C) To inform the reader of what you expect to get out of the job you're applying for. D) To show how well you write. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To inform the reader of what you expect to get out of the job you're applying for. 54. What is the correct notation to indicate the purpose of a letter? A) Attention:Formal Notice. B) Please Note:Formal Notice. C) Subject:Formal Notice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject:Formal Notice. 55. What does the abbreviation "cc" indicate? A) A copy of the letter has been filed. B) A copy of the letter has been sent to the person(s) indicated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A copy of the letter has been sent to the person(s) indicated. 56. What is the block format in the context of business letters? A) A style of writing where the sender's address is centered. B) A style of writing where paragraphs are indented. C) A style of writing where all parts of the letter begin at the left margin. D) A style of writing where each section of the letter is separated by a double space. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A style of writing where all parts of the letter begin at the left margin. 57. Which is the correct way to key the date in a block style letter? A) November 18, 2019. B) 11/18/19. C) Nov 18, 2019. D) 11/18/2019. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) November 18, 2019. 58. What is the characteristic of Open Punctuation as mentioned in the learning material? A) A comma is used after the salutation and the complimentary close. B) A colon is used after the salutation and a comma after the complimentary close. C) There is not a comma or colon after the salutation and there is not a comma after the complimentary close. D) A semicolon is used after the salutation and a period after the complimentary close. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is not a comma or colon after the salutation and there is not a comma after the complimentary close. 59. How many BLANK LINES should you leave for a signature in a business letter? A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 60. The part of the letter that follows the date is ..... A) Return address. B) Complimentary close. C) Salutation. D) Inside/letter address. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inside/letter address. Next →Related QuizzesAcademic Writing QuizzesGrammar QuizzesBusiness Letter Formatting Quiz 2Biography Grammar QuizBullet Points QuizProfessional Email Structure QuizProfessional Email Writing Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books