Quiz
Format and style
Level A
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) A text message is informal writing. True or false?
A) True
B) False
2) When you write a text to a friend, you always need to write your
name. True or false?
A) True
B) False
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3) What is a blog?
A) a type of pudding
B) a lot of trees
C) a personal diary or log
4) What does a newspaper heading tell you?
A) what you need to do
B) what the story is about
C) the cost of the paper
5) A website address may start with which of these?
A) Mary Brown
B) 56 Old Street
C) www
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6) You usually find a heading on which of these?
A) poster
B) text message
C) letter to a friend
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Quiz
Format and style
Level B
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) You always start a text message 'Dear Sir or Madam'. True or false?
A) True
B) False
2) What is a cartoon?
A) a car manual
B) songs to play in a car
C) a drawing
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3) An email may be formal or informal. True or false?
A) True
B) False
4) You are writing a birthday card for your friend. Which is the correct
spelling?
A) Bst wishes
B) Best wiches
C) Best wishes
5) When you write a poem, you need to write in full sentences. True or
false?
A) True
B) False
6) What is an online dictionary?
A) a long line of words
B) a list of computer words
C) a dictionary on a computer
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Quiz
Format and style
Level C
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) If you are writing a letter, which of these is an informal ending?
A) With love
B) Yours sincerely
C) Regards
2) When you write an email you can send it to more than one person.
True or False?
A) True
B) False
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3) What's the best way to make a formal complaint?
A) a poem
B) a poster
C) a letter or email
D) a blog
4) When you are writing a recipe, what do you need to start with?
A) a list of ingredients (what you need to make the cake)
B) instructions
C) how to eat it
5) What is a film review?
A) when you go to see a film a second time
B) what someone writes about a film
C) a poster
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6) What is a computer menu?
A) best things to eat when using a computer
B) a list of your files on the computer
C) a list of options or commands on the computer
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Quiz - answers
Format and style
Level A
1) A text message is informal writing. True or false?
The correct answer is A. A text is informal writing.
2) When you write a text to a friend, you always need to write your
name. True or false?
The correct answer is B. If your friend has added your name to his or
her contacts list, your name will appear automatically.
3) What is a blog?
The correct answer is C. A blog is a personal diary or log.
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4) What does a newspaper heading tell you?
The correct answer is B. A newspaper heading tells you what the
story is about. Then you can decide if you want to read it or not.
5) A website address may start with which of these?
The correct answer is C. A website address often starts with 'www'.
This stands for 'world wide web'.
6) You usually find a heading on which of these?
The correct answer is A. A poster has a heading to tell you what it is
about.
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Quiz - answers
Format and style
Level B
1) You always start a text message 'Dear Sir or Madam'. True or false?
The correct answer is B. A text message is informal. You wouldn't
start with 'Dear Sir or Madam'.
2) What is a cartoon?
The correct answer is C. A cartoon is a drawing. It is often funny.
3) An email may be formal or informal. True or false?
The correct answer is A. An email may be formal or informal
depending who you are writing to and what you are writing about.
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4) You are writing a birthday card for your friend. Which is the correct
spelling?
The correct answer is C. The word 'wishes' has 'wish' and it ends 'es'
for more than one!
5) When you write a poem, you need to write in full sentences. True or
false?
The correct answer is B. The answer is 'false'. A poem is not usually
written in full sentences. You can use any collection of words that
you want.
6) What is an online dictionary?
The correct answer is C. An online dictionary is a dictionary you can
find online on a computer.
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Quiz - answers
Format and style
Level C
1) If you are writing a letter, which of these is an informal ending?
The correct answer is A. 'With love' is an informal ending.
2) When you write an email you can send it to more than one person.
True or False?
The correct answer is A. You can send an email to lots of people at
the same time by putting their email addresses in the 'To:' box.
3) What's the best way to make a formal complaint?
The correct answer is C. The best way to make a complaint is to
write a letter or email.
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4) When you are writing a recipe, what do you need to start with?
The correct answer is A. A recipe starts with a list of ingredients.
5) What is a film review?
The correct answer is B. A film review is what someone writes about
a film.
6) What is a computer menu?
The correct answer is C. A computer menu gives you a list of options
or commands.
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