Writing Skills Based MCQ'S

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Application Writing MCQs with Answers

1. Letter written for searching or seeking a job is called:

a) Resume
b) Job Application
c) CV
d) Prospecting Letter

Answer

b) Job Application

2. Job letter is :

a) Formal
b) Informal
c) Both a and b
d) None of these

Answer

a) Formal

3. Job letter is also called:

a) Prospecting letter
b) Application
c) Cover letter
d) Resume

Answer

c) Cover letter
4. A good cover letter will

a) Make a good first impression


b) Answer the question ―Why should I hire you?
c) Present your qualification directly
d) All of these

Answer

a) Make a good first impression

5. The job application letter is

a) A statement of your job objective


b) A summary of your qualifications and experiences
c) A description of your core strength and suitability for job
d) A foreword

Answer

c) A description of your core strength and suitability for job

6. The job application and resume perform

a) The same tasks


b) Two different tasks
c) Two opposite tasks
d) Overlapping tasks

Answer

7. Which of the following is NOT something that a cover letter


should always contain in its closing paragraph?

a) Request for an interview


b) Statement that you look forward to hearing from the recipient
c) Statement thanking the employer for considering the cover letter
d) None of these
Answer

a) Request for an interview

8. Which of the following is necessary for successful cover


letter_____.

a) Opening, body and closing paragraphs


b) Addressing the letter to a specific individual or department
c) Connecting your skills to the ones profiled in the job advertisement
d) All of the above

Answer

d) All of the above

9. What's the best way to make value judgments or claims of


personal attributes more credible in a cover letter?

a) Use very positive language in making the claim


b) Substantiate the claims by backing them up with examples
c) There is no good way to make such claims, so omit them
d) None of these

Answer

b) Substantiate the claims by backing them up with


examples

10. How can you make the most of your college experience in
your cover letter?

a) Describe skills gained in the classroom


b) Describe sports and extracurricular activities
c) Discuss hands-on projects
d) All of the above

Answer
d) All of the above

11. The length of cover letter should not be :

a) More than one page


b) More than two pages
c) More than three pages
d) None of these

Answer

a) More than one page

12. In format of job application, the space should be

a) Single space
b) Double space
c) Triple space
d) Tab

Answer

a) Single space

13. The font size should be:

a) 10.5
b) 12
c) 14
d) 16

Answer

c) 14

14. In job Application the font should be:

a) Time new roman


b) Arial
c) Both a and b
d) None of these

Answer

c) Both a and b

15. In first paragraph of job application cantain:

a) Educational information
b) Personal information
c) Professional information
d) All of these

Answer

b) Personal information

16. How many types of job application form:

a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5

Answer

a) 2

17. The body of the cover letter contain:

a) Personal information or why you are appling for a job


b) Educational information or experiances
c) hanks to the employer
d) All of above

Answer

d) All of above
18. When you end your cover letter by saying that you will call
to follow up within a week or so, you are using what type of
ending?

a) Aggressive
b) Active
c) Personal
d) Complimentary

Answer

d) Complimentary

19. If you writing a formal letter what information might you


need?

a) Date
b) Name
c) Contact details
d) All of the above

Answer

d) All of the above

20. Which part of the letter contains the main content:

a) Body of the letter


b) Heading
c) Complimentary close
d) None of these

Answer

a) Body of the letter

21. _____contains the name, letter, address contact detail in


job application letter:
a) Heading
b) Body of the letter
c) Salutation
d) None of these

Answer

b) Body of the letter

22. _____is purposed to help the student with the cost of


his/her studies.

a) Resume
b) Scholarship
c) Both a and b
d) None of these

Answer

b) Scholarship

23. Scholarship mostly given to:

a) Needy students and talented students


b) Talented students
c) Both a and b
d) None of these

Answer

a) Needy students and talented students

24. Which of the following are the types of job Application


form?

a) Email job application


b) Online job application
c) Paper job application
d) Both a and c

Answer

d) Both a and c

25. While writting the scholarship form which things is


important

a) Describe what is your aim to gain from scholarship


b) Mentioned the career and educational goals
c) Both a and b
d) None of these

Answer

c) Both a and b

26. Scholarship form must be:

a) Formal
b) Informal
c) Both a and b
d) None of these

Answer

a) Formal

27. Do not use job title that are:

a) Misleading
b) Vague
c) Interesting and descriptive
d) Both a and b

Answer
d) Both a and b

28. A signature is done in cover letter:

a) At the end
b) At the Start
c) Anywhere
d) None of these

Answer

a) At the end

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