This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Genre Specific > Business Letter Formatting – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Business Letter Formatting Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The address of the person receiving the letter A) Return Address. B) Inside/Letter Address. C) Salutation. D) Greeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Signature. B) Heading. C) Closing. D) Salutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Signature. 5. The message of a block style letter is located in what part of the letter? A) Body. B) Complimentary close. C) Salutation. D) Heading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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 wrote the letter. B) The initials of the person to whom the letter is addressed. C) The initials of the typist, used when someone other than the writer prepares the letter. D) The initials of the person who receives the letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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 indicate that someone other than the author typed the letter. B) To show that additional items are included in the envelope. C) To signify that a copy of the letter is sent to someone in addition to the addressee. D) To indicate that the letter contains attachments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Complimentary close. B) Inside address. C) Salutation. D) Typist initials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complimentary close. 11. Which part to a business letter comes after the body? A) Salutation. B) Closing. C) Signature. D) Heading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closing. 12. What does attachment notation in a letter signify? A) That the letter is sent to additional people besides the main addressee. B) That someone other than the author typed the letter. C) That additional items are included in the envelope. D) That additional items are clipped, stapled, etc., to the letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Single. B) Quadruple. C) Triple. D) Double. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Heading. B) Signature Line. C) Recipients Address. D) Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recipients Address. 17. 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. 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) At the top of the letter before the date. B) At the bottom of the letter, a double space below the typist initials. C) In the header of the letter. D) In the footer 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 greeting of the letter. C) The ending of the letter. D) The author's typed name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The author's typed name. 22. In a business letter, the top margin should be set at ..... A) 1 inch. B) 2 inches. C) 3 inches. D) 1.5 inchesTags130.302. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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. 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