En11lett E1and2 Quiz

Quiz
Writing letters
Level A
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) If you are writing about a job, what do you need to start a letter with?
A) Hello
B) Hi
C) Regards
D) Dear
2) A formal letter is when you are writing to your best friend.
A) True
B) False
Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise BBC 2012
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3) What do you write to end a letter to a friend?
A) Yours faithfully
B) Best wishes
C) Yours sincerely
4) When you write a letter by hand, the date is usually
A) at the bottom of the page
B) before the address of the person you are writing to
C) under the address of the person you are writing to
5) A note is like a short letter.
A) True
B) False
6) What is a good way to end a letter?
A) I am very tired now.
B) I am looking backwards to hearing from you.
C) I am looking forward to hearing from you.
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Quiz
Writing letters
Level B
1) What is an email?
A) electric mail
B) electronic mail
C) end mail
2) What do you press to send an email?

A) Send
B) Go
C) Now
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3) When you write a letter or email, you need to think about
A) who you are writing to
B) why you are writing
C) who you are writing to and why you are writing
D) what you need to do next
4) When do you usually write 'Yours sincerely' at the end of a formal

letter?
A) When you don't know the name of the person you are writing
to.
B) When you know the name of the person you are writing to.
5) You are writing to book to see somebody. Which of these is the

correct spelling you should use?
A) apintment
B) appointment
C) apointment
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6) When you are writing a letter, what is the best way to say sorry for
something you have done?
A) I would like to apologise.
B) I could not help it.
C) It wasn't my fault.
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Quiz
Writing letters
Level C
1) What does the subject of an email tell you?
A) who the email is going to
B) who you are
C) what the email is about
2) When you write an email, you use the 'To' box to write the email
address of the person you are writing to.
A) True
B) False
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3) When you write an email, you cannot send copies to other people.
A) True
B) False
4) If you have already sent an email to someone, you probably don't

need to write their email address again.
A) True
B) False
5) When you write an email, what do you need to type?
A) your email address
B) today's date
C) what the email is about
6) You can send a formal letter as an email attachment.
A) True
B) False
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Quiz - answers
Writing letters
Level A
1) If you are writing about a job, what do you need to start a letter with?
The correct answer is D. If you are writing about a job, you need to
start a letter with Dear.
2) A formal letter is when you are writing to your best friend.
The correct answer is B. A formal letter is when you are writing to

someone you don't know well. When you are writing to a friend, this
is an informal letter.
3) What do you write to end a letter to a friend?
The correct answer is B. This is an informal letter so 'Best wishes' or

'Lots of love' is more suitable for a friend.
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4) When you write a letter by hand, the date is usually
The correct answer is C. When you write a letter by hand, the date is
usually just under the address on the top right-hand side of the letter.
5) A note is like a short letter.
The correct answer is A. A note is like a letter, but shorter.
6) What is a good way to end a letter?
The correct answer is C. If you want a reply, this is a way to remind

the person to write back to you.
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Quiz - answers
Writing letters
Level B
1) What is an email?
The correct answer is B. An email is electronic mail. You send your

post by computer.
2) What do you press to send an email?
The correct answer is A. To send an email, you need to press the

'Send' button.
3) When you write a letter or email, you need to think about
The correct answer is C. You need to think about who you are writing
to as well as why you are writing.
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4) When do you usually write 'Yours sincerely' at the end of a formal
letter?
The correct answer is B. You usually write 'Yours sincerely' at the

end of a formal letter when you know the name of the person you are
writing to.
5) You are writing to book to see somebody. Which of these is the

correct spelling you should use?
The correct answer is B. You need to write the letter p twice. You can
also find the word 'point' in the middle of 'appointment'.
6) When you are writing a letter, what is the best way to say sorry for
something you have done?
The correct answer is A. 'I would like to apologise' is the best way to
say sorry for something you have done.
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Quiz - answers
Writing letters
Level C
1) What does the subject of an email tell you?
The correct answer is C. When you write an email you need to fill in
the subject box to say what the email is about.
2) When you write an email, you use the 'To' box to write the email
address of the person you are writing to.
The correct answer is A. You need to write the person's email

address in the 'To' box.
3) When you write an email, you cannot send copies to other people.
The correct answer is B. You can send copies of an email to other

people by putting their email address in the 'Cc' box.
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4) If you have already sent an email to someone, you probably don't
need to write their email address again.
The correct answer is A. The email address should appear

automatically if you have already sent an email to that person.
5) When you write an email, what do you need to type?
The correct answer is C. You only need to type what the email is
about. The rest is done for you.
6) You can send a formal letter as an email attachment.
The correct answer is A. You can type a letter on the computer and
send it as an attachment with your email.
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Circle the right answer for each question.

2) A formal letter is when you are writing to your best friend.

Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise BBC 2012

4) When you write a letter by hand, the date is usually

A) at the bottom of the page

B) before the address of the person you are writing to

C) under the address of the person you are writing to

5) A note is like a short letter.

6) What is a good way to end a letter?

A) I am very tired now.

B) I am looking backwards to hearing from you.

C) I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise BBC 2012

Circle the right answer for each question.

2) What do you press to send an email?

Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise BBC 2012

A) who you are writing to

B) why you are writing

C) who you are writing to and why you are writing

D) what you need to do next

4) When do you usually write 'Yours sincerely' at the end of a formal

5) You are writing to book to see somebody. Which of these is the

Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise BBC 2012

A) I would like to apologise.

B) I could not help it.

Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise BBC 2012

Circle the right answer for each question.

1) What does the subject of an email tell you?

A) who the email is going to

B) who you are

C) what the email is about

Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise BBC 2012

4) If you have already sent an email to someone, you probably don't

5) When you write an email, what do you need to type?

A) your email address

C) what the email is about

6) You can send a formal letter as an email attachment.

Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise BBC 2012

2) A formal letter is when you are writing to your best friend.

The correct answer is B. A formal letter is when you are writing to

3) What do you write to end a letter to a friend?

The correct answer is B. This is an informal letter so 'Best wishes' or

Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise BBC 2012

5) A note is like a short letter.

The correct answer is A. A note is like a letter, but shorter.

6) What is a good way to end a letter?

The correct answer is C. If you want a reply, this is a way to remind

Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise BBC 2012

The correct answer is B. An email is electronic mail. You send your

2) What do you press to send an email?

The correct answer is A. To send an email, you need to press the

3) When you write a letter or email, you need to think about

Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise BBC 2012

The correct answer is B. You usually write 'Yours sincerely' at the

5) You are writing to book to see somebody. Which of these is the

Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise BBC 2012

1) What does the subject of an email tell you?

The correct answer is A. You need to write the person's email

The correct answer is B. You can send copies of an email to other

Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise BBC 2012

The correct answer is A. The email address should appear

5) When you write an email, what do you need to type?