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Personal Business Letter

Quiz by Chris Schropfer

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24 questions
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  • Q1
    What do you call it when all lines begin at the left margin?
    boxed style
    square style
    block style
    justified style
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the very first line of a personal business letter?
    letter address
    city, state, zip code
    street address
    date
    30s
  • Q3
    The correct way to key the date on a letter is:
    1/31/17
    1/31/2017
    January 31, 2017
    Jan. 31, 2017
    30s
  • Q4
    How many blank lines follow the date?
    two
    one
    four
    three
    30s
  • Q5
    What are examples of appropriate complimentary closes?
    Love, Yours truly, Hugs and kisses
    Cordially Yours, respectfully Yours, Sincerely
    Sincerely Yours, Respectfully Yours, cordially
    Sincerely, Respectfully yours, Cordially
    30s
  • Q6
    What punctuation style is used if there is a colon after the salutation and a comma after the complimentary close?
    abbreviated punctuation
    mixed punctuation
    open punctuation
    closed punctuation
    30s
  • Q7
    The letter address belongs to the:
    typist of the letter
    recipient of the letter
    sender of the letter
    author of the letter
    30s
  • Q8
    What is an enclosure notation?
    when the letter has nothing else in the envelope with it
    when the letter is sent to another person
    when the typist keys their initials
    when something is in with the letter
    30s
  • Q9
    The spacing used in the paragraphs of the body of the letter is:
    quadruple space
    triple space
    single space
    double space
    30s
  • Q10
    How many returns follow the salutation?
    two
    one
    three
    four
    30s
  • Q11
    How many blank lines follow the complimentary close?
    four
    three
    one
    two
    30s
  • Q12
    What letter part follows the return address?
    letter address
    salutation
    complimentary close
    date
    30s
  • Q13
    What is another name for the greeting of the letter?
    complimentary close
    salutation
    attachment notation
    typed name
    30s
  • Q14
    The letter part written in black ink and in cursive is the:
    title
    typed name
    complimentary close
    signature
    30s
  • Q15
    The spacing between paragraphs in the body is:
    triple space
    double space
    single space
    quadruple space
    30s

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