Identifying Parts of a Friendly Letter

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Identifying Parts of a Friendly Letter

• Please use the following PPT to prepare for a
  surprise pop quiz on the parts of a letter.

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Directions

• Read each sentence carefully.
• Write your best letter choice.
• Reveal your answers to the test during class and
  you will be given the option to either take or
  not take the in-class quiz.
• You will be allowed to engage in reading time!

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1. What part of a friendly letter contains the
message?

• A. Heading
• B. Body
• C. Closing
• D. None of the Above

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2. A comma comes after the ___ ___.

• A. Closing
• B. Salutation
• C. All of the Above
• D. None of the Above

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3. The date is found in the ___.

• A. Salutation
• B. Greeting
• C. Heading
• D. None of the Above

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4. When the signature has been typed and the
letter has been printed, where does the sender
sign his or her name?

• A. Between the heading and the greeting.
• B. Between the closing and the signature.
• C. Between the body and the closing.
• D. None of the Above

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5. When the signature has been typed and the
letter has been printed, what color should the
sender sign his or her name in?

• A. Blue and Black
• B. Blue or Black
• C. Blue Only
• D. None of the Above

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6. Whos name and address goes in the heading?

• A. The Postal Servicemans.
• B. The Senders.
• C. The Recipients.
• D. None of the Above

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7. The greeting is also called the ___.

• A. Salutation
• B. Introduction
• C. Saying Hello to the recipient
• D. Answer choices A C

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8. What does P.S. stand for?

• A. Postal Serviceman
• B. Press Staff
• C. Postscript
• D. None of the Above

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9. What are the parts of a letter listed in
order?

• A. Heading, Salutation, Body, Closing,
  Signature.
• B. Heading, Body, Salutation, Closing,
  Signature
• C. Heading, Greeting, Body, Signature, Closing,
  Postscript
• D. None of the Above

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10. The first word in the closing of a friendly
letter should start with a capital letter while
the second word of the closing starts with a
lower case letter.

• A. True
• B. False