BUSINESS WRITING

Business writing consists of 5 different questions. Total time given to complete it will be 1 hour 30 minutes. If you fail to complete it on time then it will be automatically submitted.

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Business Writing

Q-1 Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences to readable passage. Write the correct sentences in the space provided.

Q-2 The following passage is incomplete. One word has been omitted in every line against which there is a blank. Indicate the place where the word has to be inserted with a / and write the word in the space provided.

John and his friends planning a trip   a)

during the summer vacations. While all of them   b) 

keen to get away from the heat, none them were able to suggest which place to visit.   c)

It only draw of lots which could finally decide the matter.  d)

They decided on Antarctica's it neither too far away nor too crowded.   e)

The date of departure and the duration of their stay still to be decided.   f) 

The announcement of their final exam date sheet still two weeks away.   g)

Until then, each of them resolved.   h)

collect information about hill station.   i) 

Q-3 The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which there is a blank. Underline each error and write your correction in the space provided.

My day begins on five O'clock in the morning a) 

It has been so since the last forty years b)

except for the two years of which I was c)

very ill. I wake up at the sound of an d)

alarm clock bought at 1952. e)

From then until today, it has never f)

let me down. My routine, however turns topsy-turvy in holidays when I cannot sleep for ten O'clock. I have g)

maintained a fairly regular routine over my working years. h)

When I retire on two years' time, I hope I will be i) 
able to continue this practice.

Q-4 You are studying for a qualification, and you would like some time off work to complete it.

Write a letter to your manager. In your letter:

• Ask for some time off to complete a qualification.
• Suggest what you will do later at work if you have time off.
• Say how the qualification helps your job or company.

Q-5 Complete the letter by filling the gaps with a word from the box below.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to apply for the a)______________ of Software Development Manager advertised on February 9th on the University of Kent vacancy database. I have worked for the past ten years as a senior b)______________ in a telecommunication company in the IT c)______________ I think now is the right time to apply for a better position
as I believe I have gained relevant d)______________ and skills.
As you can see from my enclosed e)______________, I am a f)______________ engineer and believe I have excellent technical and management g)______________ My current h)______________ is CAN$55,000 a year.
I realize that the i)______________ date for applications was last Saturday, but I hope you will still consider my application.
I will be available for j)______________ at any time, apart from the 12 - 24 March when I have arranged a holiday in Italy.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely
John Smith