MEMORANDUM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. Memo - ANSWER ✔ what is short for memorandum?
2. Carbon copy - ANSWER ✔ what is it called when the memo is
being sent to someone in addition to the original receiver?
3. Headings - ANSWER ✔ what are the following in a memo called?
TO, FROM, DATE, SUBJECT
4. Typist - ANSWER ✔ whose initials are typed after the body of the
memo?
5. Attachment/enclosure - ANSWER ✔ what indicates that
something is being sent with the memo?
6. Body - ANSWER ✔ what is the message of a memo called?
7. DS - ANSWER ✔ what line spacing is between paragraphs in a
memo?
8. DS - ANSWER ✔ what line spacing is between the headings in a
memo?
9. DS - ANSWER ✔ what spacing is between the typist initials and
the attachment notation?
10. SS - ANSWER ✔ what line spacing is within a paragraph in
a memo?
11. Colon - ANSWER ✔ what punctuation mark follows the
headings?
12. Tab - ANSWER ✔ what key is used to align entries after the
headings?
13. 2" - ANSWER ✔ what is the top margin for a memo?
14. 1" - ANSWER ✔ what are the left and right margins in a
memo?
15. 1" - ANSWER ✔ what is the bottom margin in a memo?
ANSWERS
1. Memo - ANSWER ✔ what is short for memorandum?
2. Carbon copy - ANSWER ✔ what is it called when the memo is
being sent to someone in addition to the original receiver?
3. Headings - ANSWER ✔ what are the following in a memo called?
TO, FROM, DATE, SUBJECT
4. Typist - ANSWER ✔ whose initials are typed after the body of the
memo?
5. Attachment/enclosure - ANSWER ✔ what indicates that
something is being sent with the memo?
6. Body - ANSWER ✔ what is the message of a memo called?
7. DS - ANSWER ✔ what line spacing is between paragraphs in a
memo?
8. DS - ANSWER ✔ what line spacing is between the headings in a
memo?
9. DS - ANSWER ✔ what spacing is between the typist initials and
the attachment notation?
10. SS - ANSWER ✔ what line spacing is within a paragraph in
a memo?
11. Colon - ANSWER ✔ what punctuation mark follows the
headings?
12. Tab - ANSWER ✔ what key is used to align entries after the
headings?
13. 2" - ANSWER ✔ what is the top margin for a memo?
14. 1" - ANSWER ✔ what are the left and right margins in a
memo?
15. 1" - ANSWER ✔ what is the bottom margin in a memo?
