Expository Writing

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EXPOSITORY WRITING

LETTER QUESTIONARE
SHORT QUESTIONS
1. What are the traditional forms of written communication?
2. What does letterhead info include?
3. Write a letterhead's info in a commonly used format.
4. Write the order of information written on the envelope according to the U.S.
Postal Service published guidelines.
5. How mail notations should be written?
6. What are the benefits of US extended zip codes?
7. Name the standard parts of a letter in order.
8. Discuss the differences between the date sequences of the American States and
Latin America.
9. Write today's date in the Latin American format.
10. How would you write the name of an incorporated company such as the iPhone
manufacturing company "Apple" ?
11. How would you write a letter with mixed punctuation?
12. When and when not to use a colon in salutation?
OR
What difference does a colon make in a letter salutation?
13. How many paragraphs can we have in a formal business letter?
14. What are the reference initials of a business letter?
15. Describe the order of items while writing an individual's name from (East) Asia
such as China in a letter salutation?
16. Consider the name "Muhammad Ali Jinnah" was an (East) Asian name. How
would you write it in a letter salutation?
17. Describe the order of items while writing an individual's name in the inside
address of a letter. Give an example.
18. What is a copy notation? What is the difference between "be" and "bpc" ?
19. What is the difference between open and mixed punctuation ?
MCQ’s
1) A good company stationery should have a color:

a. White b. Cream c. light grey d. all

2) Why cotton is used in company stationery?

a. It doesn't turn yellow b. It is harder c. it is cost effective d. all

3) The standard size of most letters is:

a. 8V2 by 12 cm b. 8V2 by 12 inches c. 8V2 by 14 inches d. 9V2 by 16 inches

4) Some legal firms use ___ size:

a.8V2 by 12 cm b. 8V2 by 12 inches c. 8V2 by 14 inches d. 9V2 by 16 inches

5) The return address should be written on the ____ corner of the letterhead?

a. bottom right b. botton left c. top right d. top left

6) How many paragraphs should be written in a formal letter?

a. 2 b.3 c.4 d. Both b and c

7) If you are writing a three paragraphed letter you would include ____ in the middle
paragraph?

a. call to action b. purpose of writing the letter


c. explanation if required d. introduction of the idea

8) Space between the paragraphs of a letter body should be:

a. single b. double c. can be single or double d. one and a half

9) Which one of these is an example of an American complementary closure?

a. Sincerely b. Sincerely yours c. Yours Sincerely d. all

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