VU Midterm Past Papers
28 solved midterm past paper MCQs for ENG201 (Business & Technical English Writing) at Virtual University, each with the correct answer marked. Use them to learn the VU question style and test your recall. An independent study tool — not affiliated with VU.
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Q1. Everyone on the bus _____ annoyed by the little boy running up and down the aisle.
Q2. The main idea is the single ----- idea, concisely stated.
Q3. Choose the correct option from the following. Letters of __________ are typically related to employment, admissions to institutions of higher education or scholarship eligibility.
Q4. Concreteness does not make use of denotative words instead of connotative words.
Q5. Fill in the blank with appropriate option to ensure concreteness He _________ with his boss tomorrow.
Q6. In the composition of a business message technology like Microsoft Word affects the composing process by ____________.
Q7. A better organized message has _______________ chances of understanding on the part of audience.
Q8. The message senders need to assess their message from the eyes of the _______ to be sure that they have included all the relevant information.
Q9. Formal minutes are often required by federal, state, or local law, by-laws, charters, or regulations
Q10. A message organized by using direct plan starts with a buffer statement.
Q11. Select the option which gives the exact meaning of the verb ‘accept’.
Q12. When punctuation marks are omitted in the opening and closing lines of a letter, the punctuation style is called.
Q13. Which of the following is the most important part of indirect plan?
Q14. What is a common mistake made in writing persuasive messages?
Q15. ____________ words are usually more vivid than long ones and improve the readability of a document.
Q16. Which of the following transitional markers shows ‘additional details’?
Q17. There are ________ type of minutes.
Q18. They saw a parking space ____________ two cars and drove _______________ it.
Q19. Choose the correct option from the following. _____________ share a general document architecture, which is usually modified to suit specific circumstances.
Q20. The message senders need to assess their messages from the eyes of the _______ to be sure that they have included all the relevant information.
Q21. Choose the correct option. English __________________ is constantly changing.
Q22. When placing _____________, you don’t need to excite your reader’s interest, just state your needs clearly and directly.
Q23. Choose the correct option. The __________ of an order letter is to provide the vendor with detailed instructions for fulfilling an order.
Q24. Choose the best option: The persuasive message given _____________ to the audience.
Q25. Which one of the following is a specialized document prepared to share relevant information with the media?
Q26. Most organizations rely on ___________ for their existance.
Q27. Choose the right option to fill in the blank. If you __________________ anything to say, just speak out.
Q28. ______________ means preparing every message with the message receiver in mind.