4H Writing Quiz

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

4H WRITING QUIZ

REPORT, ARTICLE, REVIEW and FORMAL EMAIL

Do you know the difference between a report, an article, a review and a formal email?

Definitely!

Yeah, sure.

Maybe.

Possibly.

Yeah right! I have a life, you know?

Which writing product requires a title?

1. Report
2. Article
3. Review
4. All of the above

Which writing product mentions its purpose in the introduction?

1. Report
2. Article
3. Formal email
4. Report + formal email

Which writing product adds a job title behind the name of the author?

1. Report
2. Article
3. Formal email
4. Review

Which writing product uses formal language register?

1. Report
2. Article
3. Formal email
4. Review

Which writing product leaves the writer’s personal opinion to the conclusion?

1. Report
2. Article
3. Formal email
4. Review

Which writing product includes a recommendation in the conclusion?

1. Report
2. Article
3. Review
4. Report + review

Which title uses alliteration to attract the readers’ attention?

1. School Meeting
2. The End of Lent
3. Ibiza’s Yogis
4. Love Labored and Lost

How can you attract the attention of the readers in the introduction of an article?

1. By asking a question
2. By telling an anecdote
3. By giving a quotation
4. All of the above

When are you allowed to use contractions?

1. Always
2. In articles
3. In reviews
4. It’s tricky — best avoid them altogether.

What is more important?

1. A strong opening sentence
2. A strong closing sentence
3. They are both equally important

Which sentence is correct?

1. Many are thinking that school is boring.
2. Many think that school is boring.

How should you write the number ‘18’ in formal register?

1. 18
2. Eighteen
3. Eight-teen

How can you use ‘I’ in formal register?

1. Not at all
2. Replace it with ‘one’
3. Rewrite the active voice into a passive voice
4. All are possibilities

What is the correct passive voice of the sentence ‘I filed a complaint’.

1. A complaint is filed.
2. A complain has been filed.
3. A complaint was filed.
4. A complaint will be filed.

How do address someone in an email when you do NOT know their name?

1. Dear Sir or Madam,
2. Dear Sir / Madam,
3. To Whom It May Concern,
4. All of the above

How do you close an email when you DO know the name of the recipient?

1. Yours sincerely,
2. Yours faithfully,

Can you start the first paragraph of a formal email with ‘I’?

1. Yes
2. No

How should you end the last paragraph of a formal email?

1. Goodbye.
2. Thank you for reading my complaint.
3. I look forward to hearing from you.
4. Send me a reply as soon as possible!

Should you use exclamation points in your writing?

1. Yes!
2. No!

What word(s) in your writing will really piss off Ms Sijbesma?

1. don’t
2. What?!
3. gonna
4. No way!