This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Letter Writing”.
1. Why should every educated person know how to write a clear and readable letter?
a) It is an ornamental accomplishment
b) Will not affect his interests in life
c) It is an art
d) Everyone has sometimes to write letters of some sort
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Explanation: Every educated person should know how to write a clear and readable letter. Everyone has sometimes to write a letter of some sort of letter which will vitally affect his interests in life.
2. What are letters?
a) Paragraphs
b) Notices
c) Messages
d) Essays
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Explanation: Letter are messages expressed in a written format. It is essential for every educated person to know how to write a letter for practical reasons.
3. How many points of form are there in a typical letter?
a) 7
b) 5
c) 6
d) 4
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Explanation: Be it any type of letter, there are mainly six points of form to be attended to. In other words, they constitute the structure of a letter.
4. Which of the following is not a point of form of a letter?
a) Pictures
b) Heading
c) Communication
d) Signature
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Explanation: There are six points of form to any letter. They are, heading, salutation, communication or message, leave-taking, signature and superscription.
5. Which of the following is the function of the heading in a letter?
a) Gives information about who the writer is.
b) Informs the reader when and where you wrote the letter from.
c) Expresses your relationship with the reader.
d) Depicts the topic of the letter.
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Explanation: The heading informs the reader when and where you wrote the letter from. The where gives the reader the address to which he/she may reply and the when is for reference.
6. Where is the position of the heading in a letter?
a) Bottom right-hand corner of the last page
b) Top left-hand corner of the first page
c) Top right-hand corner of the first page
d) Bottom left-hand corner of the last page
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Explanation: The position of the heading in a letter is at the top right-hand corner of the first page. The address is placed above and the date is written below it.
7. State whether true or false.
The date can be written in either full form (12th December, 2018) or abbreviated (Jan. 12th, 2018 or 12-12-2018).
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The date is written for reference of the reader in the letter. It is placed below the address and can be written in either full form (12th December, 2018) or abbreviated (Jan. 12th, 2018 or 12-12-2018).
8. Which of the following does the salutation depend upon?
a) The subject matter of the letter
b) The mood of the recipient of the letter
c) The mood of the writer
d) The relation in which you stand to the person to whom you’re writing
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Explanation: The form of greeting or salutation depends on the relation in which you stand to the person to whom you’re writing. The greeting may be purely formal or informal.
9. Which of the following is not an informal greeting?
a) Dear Shreya
b) Dear Praveen
c) Dear Sir
d) My dear sister
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Explanation: Greetings vary from person to person. For members of the family, we use My dear mother, Dear father. To friends we use Dear Desai, Dear Shrinath. To business people, it will be Dear Sir.
10. Where is the position of the salutation?
a) Right-hand of first page, below the heading
b) Left-hand of first page, lower than the heading
c) Right-hand of first page, above the heading
d) Left-hand of first page, above the heading
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Explanation: The position of the salutation is at the left-hand side of the first page. It is written at a lower level than the heading.
11. What does the communication of the letter contain?
a) The details about the writer
b) The actual letter itself
c) The conclusion
d) The courteous greeting
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Explanation: The communication is the letter itself. It is also known as the body of the letter and the style in which it is written will depend on the type of letter the writer wishes to write.
12. Why should the body of the letter be divided into part?
a) To appear intelligent
b) To make a good impression on the reader
c) To make the letter appealing
d) To mark changes of subject matter
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Explanation: It is advised to divide the body of the letter into parts in order to mark the changes of subject matter. This can be avoided if the letter is very short.
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