Features of Writing
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- Q1Which of the following is likely to appear in a newspaper?A letterAn invitationSchool NoticePublic notice20s
- Q2Which of the following is written to-the-point without the use of sentence structure?A LetterClassified adCommercial adA report20s
- Q3Which of the following is NOT a feature of classified ads?charged per wordsshort and to-the-pointuses graphicsappears in a specific area of the newspaper20s
- Q4Which of the following is NOT a suitable subject for a poster?give up alcoholvacancypromote a dramasave trees20s
- Q5Which of the following is a suitable complimentary close if the recipient is addressed by name?yours faithfullyyours trulyyours sincerelyyours affectionately20s
- Q6Which of the following is suitable for including in the reference section of a letter?a newspaper adan earlier communicationa telephonic talkall of the above20s
- Q7What comes between the sender's and the recipient's address?datesalutaionsubjectreference20s
- Q8How many minimum paragraphs should be there in letter body?132420s
- Q9What is the first part of a report body?future expectationsquotes from people involvedbackground of the eventsummary of the main event with answers to Wh- questions20s
- Q10Which of the following is written in inverted commas in a report?quoteswh- questionsfuture expectaionsheadline20s
- Q11Which tense is generally used for reports?futurepresentpastcontinuous present20s
- Q12Which of the following reporting verbs are least likely to be written with quotes in a report?addedinformedexclaimedsaid20s
- Q13How can a title of a report or an article be made catchy?dropping unnecessary and common wordsusing figures of speechusing sensational vocabularyall of the above20s
- Q14How an article is different than a report?it is easier to writeit can be published easilyit can be more creativeit can be longer20s
- Q15Which of the following pairs you are least likely to see in a article?problems/causesproblems/solutionspositives/negativescontact/requirements20s