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Formatting Documents Units 7-9 Study Guide



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

1. 

Titles should be centered using the tab key or space bar.
 

2. 

Block style means you do not indent a paragraph.
 

3. 

All reports must include a page number.
 

4. 

Page numbers need not be included on a short report.
 

5. 

Footnotes are inserted at the end of a report
 

6. 

Quotations up to three keyed lines are enclosed in quotation marks.
 

7. 

For electronic references (from the Internet), textual citations include the name(s) of the author(s) and the year of posting.
 

8. 

For electronic references from the Internet, Works Cited should include both the date of posting and the date you accessed the web site.
 

9. 

A memo that you send to other professionals in the office or school is different from a letter because it does not go through the post office.
 

10. 

The body of a memo is the same as a letter.
 

11. 

An e-mail heading includes the same information as a memo (To:, From:, Date:, Subject).
 

12. 

If a different person types a letter or memo they key their initials a QS below the signature.
 

13. 

Outlining is a good way to organize information.     
 

14. 

In an outline, each level is indented further than the last.
 

15. 

The letter address is the same as the delivery address.
 

16. 

The return address is the sender’s address.
 

17. 

QS means four blank lines.
 

18. 

The paragrahs in the body of a block letter should have indentations.
 

19. 

The paragraphs in a report may be either SS or DS.
 

20. 

The writer’s name should go a DS below the closing.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

21. 

Textual citation  means
a.
Giving credit to the person whose work you are using
c.
Putting it into your own words
b.
Plagiarizing someone else’s work
d.
Listing the reference
 

22. 

Which one is not a part of a reference?
a.
electronic address
c.
name of reference
b.
date you accessed the reference
d.
webmaster’s e-mail address
 

23. 

What is wrong with the following reference?

Jackson, Jones. “The Future of the Web”. KidsOnline.com. 13 June 1999. 3 November 2002. <http://www.kidsonline.com/articles/fw>.
a.
Nothing wrong
c.
The citation does not have a hanging indent.
b.
The dates are look wierd.
d.
web address is incorrect
 

24. 

Why are these references correct ?

Jackson, Jones. The Future of the Web. KidsOnline.com. 1999-2000.
        <www.kidsonline.com/articles/fw>.

Shiraz, Sue. “Super Web Surfing”. Sue’s Super Surfing Site. California Institute of
        Education. 2002. <www.sshiraz.com/tips>.
a.
The date accessed is correct in both.
c.
The article title is correct in both.
b.
They have a hanging indent
d.
The name of the site is correct in both
 

25. 

Margins should be:
a.
Top-2”, bottom-.5”, sides-1.25”
c.
Top-1.75”, bottom-.75”, sides-1”
b.
Top-1.5”, bottom-5”, sides-1”
d.
Top-2”, bottom-1”, sides-1”
 

26. 

Block style means:
a.
you indent paragraphs and do not place a blank line between
c.
Let all topics flow together without dividing paragraphs
b.
you do not indent paragraphs and you place a blank line between them
d.
Press enter at the end of every line.
 

27. 

The sender’s return address is placed where on the envelope?
a.
bottom center
c.
top left
b.
four in. from the left, two in. from the top
d.
top right
 

28. 

Which answer contains the most important parts of a personal-business letter?
a.
return address, delivery address, greeting, body, name of the writer
c.
return address, delivery address, greeting, body, closing, name of the writer,
b.
return address, delivery address, date, greeting, body, name of the writer
d.
return address, delivery address, greeting, closing, enclosure, name of the writer
 

29. 

The difference between an attachment and an enclosure is:
a.
an attachment is stapled to the letter and an enclosure is clipped to the letter
c.
there is no difference
b.
an attachment dog-eared to the letter and the enclosure is not attached
d.
an attachment is stapled or clipped to the letter and an enclosure is not attached
 

30. 

For an unbound report, your margins will be:
a.
top and bottom–.75", sides–1.25"
c.
top–2”, sides and bottom–1”
b.
top and bottom–.1.25", sides–1"
d.
all margins–1.24"
 

31. 

A reference used in a report is listed at the end under the heading:
a.
References
c.
Works Cited
b.
Bibliography
d.
any of these
 

32. 

An ellipsis is ( . . . ) is
a.
indicates material omitted from a quotation
c.
punctuation is included before the ellipsis
b.
three periods each preceded and followed by a space
d.
all of these
 

33. 

An outline is a way of:
a.
planning a report
c.
organizing ones thoughts arranging informtion in a logical order
b.
organizing information into topics, subtopics, and supporting details
d.
all are true
 

34. 

What top margin is recommended for letters by our textbook?
a.
4”
c.
3”
b.
2”
d.
1”
 

35. 

What side margin is recommended for letters by our textbook?
a.
2”
c.
.5”
b.
1”
d.
1.25”
 

36. 

You should leave _______ between the title and the first line of a report
a.
QS
c.
DS
b.
TS
d.
SS
 

37. 

The salutation (greeting) should be a DS below the letter address and a ________ above the first line.
a.
QS
c.
DS
b.
TS
d.
SS
 

38. 

Format is
a.
visual impression
c.
plan
b.
arrangement
d.
layout
 

39. 

References should
a.
be indented
c.
not be indented
b.
have a hanging indent
d.
have a special indent
 

40. 

Margins can be changed by
a.
Format-->Margins
c.