Effective Business Writing 1.3
Directions (from 1 to 10): Often helping words are unnecessary
if the writer chooses his words carefully. Match list A with list B accordingly,
LIST A (unnecessary Adjectives/ Adverbs
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1. pursue vigorously
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a. soared
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2. powerful increase
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b. blocked
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3. move swiftly
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c. force
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4. erroneous decision
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d. plummet
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5. moved moderately higher
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e. surge
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6. decline sharply
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f. mistake
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7. moved rapidly higher
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g. strive
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8. exert irresistible pressure
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h. hurry
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9. preliminary investigation
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i. probe
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10. halted suddenly and completely
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j. rose
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Directions (from 11 to 15): Choose the correct option.
11. True or False: It is acceptable to make personal observations
and comments in the body of a business letter, just as long as you get all of
the important details in also.
(a) True, (b) False
12. True or False: A colon
placed after the salutation in a business letter denotes formality.
(a) True, (b) False
13. The alignment of a business letter has two basic formats,
(a) block format, (b) type format, (c) none of these.
14. The business memo has a certain format that must be followed in
order to make specific points and avoid confusion. What are the parts of a
memo?
(a) heading, introduction, body, closing
(b) heading, salutation, introduction, body, closing
(c) heading, salutation, body, closing
15. What is the main
difference between a letter and a memo?
(a) Letter - longer, more parts in the heading. Memo – contains
more information, not as detailed.
(b) Letter - longer, more formal, contains more information. Memo –
brief, communicates information in just a glance.
(c) None of these.
Directions (from 16 to 28): The following text comes from a
student's essay. Some of the lines in this letter contain a word that shouldn’t
be there. If you find any line correct, write OK in the front column.
Chris Eubank, the British boxer talks
about how he keeps healthy.
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OK
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16. At the moment I’m more healthier
than any man in the street. I’m fit
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17. again, although I had chicken pox
not long ago. I have had a temperature
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of 102 degrees and my face was
swollen. Apart from colds and flu,
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OK
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18. chickenpox is the only illness
who I’ve had.
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19. When we were children my mother
gave to us basic food like fish, rice,
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20. fresh vegetables and fruit. Junk
food like the hamburgers and sweets are
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21. expensive and we couldn’t to
afford them. The kitchen is the most
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22. important room in the house
because food is medicine. We weren’t ill
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23. when we were been young because
we ate the right things.
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24. Now I don’t eat until after three
in the afternoon because I like to training
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25. on an empty stomach, but I do
miss the big breakfasts I used to have.
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26. I began smoking when I was six
years, but when I was sixteen my chest
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27. began to burn whenever I ran too
much fast, so I gave it up
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My favourite drink is water or
pineapple juice. I never drink alcohol.
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OK
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28. I don’t feel as if I’m getting
old yet – I haven’t got no grey hair and my teeth are all mine
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Directions (29-33): In each of the following questions, a part of sentence is given in bold. Below each sentence, four choices numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given which can substitute the part of the sentence in bold. Find out the choice which can correctly substitute that part of the sentence. The number of that choice is the answer. If 'No correction needed' is your answer, the choice is (E).
29) We must take it granted that he will not come
for today's function.
A. have it granted, B.
took it as granted
C. taking it granted,
D. take it for granted
E. No correction
required
30)
The train will leave at 8.30 pm, we have
been ready by 7.30 pm so that we can reach the station.
A. should have, B.
are
C. must be, D. were
E. No correction
required
31) She unnecessarily picked up a quarrel with him and left the party.
A. picking up, B.
picked
C. picked on, D. has
picked up
E. No correction
required
32) He has the guts to rise from the occasion and come out successfully.
A. in rising from, B.
to raise with
C. to rise against, D.
to rise to
E. No correction
required
33) I need not offer any explanation, my behaviour is speaking itself.
A. speaks about
itself,B. has been speaking
C. speaks for itself,
D. will speak to itself
E. No correction
required
BUSINESS CROSSWORD PUZZLE: Directions (34 - 50): Find 17 business words in the grid below. Words can go horizontally, vertically and diagonally, backwards or forwards.
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