This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Genre Specific > Business Letter Formatting – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Business Letter Formatting Quiz 4 (22 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is not a part to a business letter? A) Salutation. B) Signature. C) Inside Address. D) Indenting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indenting. 2. Which of the following is necessary for a successful cover letter? A) Opening, body and closing paragraphs. B) Addressing the letter to a specific individual or department. C) Connecting your skills to the ones profiled in the job advertisement. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1" margins. 4. If you are writing a job application letter but you haven't been given a named contact, how do you sign off your letter? A) Cheers. B) Yours faithfully. C) Yours sincerely. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yours faithfully. 5. The first part of the business letter with a letterhead is the ..... A) Salutation. B) Date. C) Return Address. D) Letter Address. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Return Address. 6. Letter sent from a business/organization to another business, used letterhead A) Business to Business letter. B) Salutation. C) Complimentary Close. D) Inside/Letter Address. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Business to Business letter. 7. What is the typical top margin size for a business letter? A) 2 inches. B) 1 inch. C) 1.5 inches. D) 0.5 inches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2 inches. 8. If you are writing a letter to your current employers, how do you end the letter? A) Yours faithfully. B) Yours sincerely. C) All the best. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yours sincerely. 9. Which of the following is NOT something that a cover letter writer should always do in his or her opening paragraph? A) Inform on why he or she is writing. B) Impress he employer with knowledge of the company. C) Be specific about the position sought and what they can offer. D) Mention salary specifications. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mention salary specifications. 10. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adds a comment to the letter. 11. In a personal-business letter with mixed punctuation, where is the colon used? A) In the return address. B) In the salutation. C) In the complimentary close. D) In the attachment notation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the salutation. 12. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open. 13. The address of the person writing the letter A) Return Address. B) Inside/Letter Address. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Return Address. 14. When you write a formal letter, which side of the page should the recipient's address go on? A) Left. B) Right. C) Middle. D) Bottom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 15. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) P. O. Box N3591. 16. What is the correct spacing between the return address and the dateline in a personal-business letter with mixed punctuation? A) No space. B) A single space. C) Double space. D) Triple space. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A single space. 17. What is a personal business letter? A) A letter sent from one business to another. B) A letter sent from an individual using their home address to a person or organization. C) A letter sent from a business to an individual using letterhead stationery. D) A letter sent from an individual to another individual without any formal address. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A letter sent from an individual using their home address to a person or organization. 18. What do we call the part of the letter that contains the receiver's name and mailing address? A) Salutation. B) Addressee notation. C) Inside address. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inside address. 19. When should you send a cover letter? A) Only when an ad specifically requests it. B) Every time you send out your resume. C) When you need to list your salary requirement. D) When you need to list references. E) When you need to show off your marketability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every time you send out your resume. 20. For open punctuation, after which two parts of a block style letter should NO punctuation be used? A) Salutation, complimentary close. B) Return address, body. C) Body, notations. D) Letter address, subject line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salutation, complimentary close. 21. What's the best way to make value judgments or claims of personal attributes more credible in a cover letter? A) Use very positive language in making the claim. B) Substantiate the claims by backing them up with examples. C) There is no good way to make such claims, so omit them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Substantiate the claims by backing them up with examples. 22. What abbreviation is used to indicate that a separate document accompanies the letter? A) Enc. B) Att. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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