Level A
1. Which letter is in uppercase?
A) r
B) t
C) L
D) s
2. Which letter is in uppercase?
A) h
B) g
C) e
D) J
3. Which letter is in uppercase?
A) b
B) d
C) T
D) n
4. Which letter is in block capitals?
A) B
B) t
C) i
D) r
5. Which letter is in block capitals?
A) p
B) r
C) N
D) t
6. Which letter is in lowercase?
A) Y
B) d
C) M
D) R
7. Which letter is in lowercase?
A) D
B) K
C) I
D) i
8. Which letter is in lowercase?
A) T
B) E
C) t
D) F
9. Which letter is in lowercase?
A) F
B) G
C) A
D) f
10. Which letter is in lowercase?
A) R
B) v
C) W
D) B
Level B
1. What do these letters usually stand for in forms?
NI no
A) Northern Ireland number
B) New Innings not out
C) National Insurance number
D) National Incomes New Orleans
2. What do these letters usually stand for in forms?
DoB
A) Diet of Bread
B) Dictionary of Biographies
C) Department of Budgets
D) Date of Birth
3. What do these letters usually stand for in forms?
PTO
A) Passenger Transport Operator
B) Purchase Tax Order
C) Please Turn Over
D) Parent Teacher Organisation
4. What do these letters usually stand for in forms?
CV
A) Curriculum Vitae
B) Cross of Valour
C) Commander of Victory
D) Cambridge Version
5. What do these letters usually stand for in forms?
GCSE
A) Ground control sighting exercise
B) Grand Cross for Service Enterprises
C) General Certificate of Secondary Education
D) George Cross for Service to England
6. What do these letters usually stand for in forms?
Dd/mm/yyyy
A) Code number of job you're applying for.
B) Fill in the date in this format (by writing 2 numbers for the day/2 for the month/4 for the year).
C) date of birth
D) today's date
7. What do these letters usually stand for in forms?
N/A
A) Non-Associate
B) Non-Associate
C) New Applicant
D) Near Alternative
8. What do these letters usually stand for in forms?
Ref
A) referee
B) refused
C) reference number
D) refugee
9. What do these letters usually stand for in forms?
e.g.
A) English Golf
B) exempli gratia (Latin, meaning 'for example')
C) European Grade
D) Encephalogram
10. What do these letters usually stand for in forms?
std (phone)
A) standardised
B) sexually transmitted disease
C) standard
D) subscriber trunk dialling
Level C
1. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning?
Occupation
A) Job
B) Hobby
C) Invasion
D) Obsession
2. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning?
Surname
A) Title
B) First name
C) Family name
D) Family crest
3. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning?
Nationality
A) Your political views
B) Your country
C) Your attitude to Europe
D) Your National Insurance number
4. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning?
Overleaf
A) over-ripe fruit or vegetable
B) autumn
C) plants without flowers
D) on the other side of the page
5. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning?
References
A) Quotes from a book
B) Suggestions or implications
C) Statements from people you know
D) warnings
6. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning?
direct debit
A) Instant withdrawal
B) One-to-one payment
C) Overdue debt
D) A regular payment taken out of your bank account
7. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning?
Employer
A) worker
B) the person or firm who pays you
C) job
D) boss
8. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning?
uppercase
A) Capital letters
B) top number of a fraction
C) higher class
D) briefcase
9. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning?
make payable to
A) get payment from this person or firm
B) write a cheque
C) pay to this person or firm
D) give cash
10. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning?
referee
A) Football official
B) people who will write a reference for you
C) person who records birth, marriage, death
D) freeze again
Answers
Level A
1. Which letter is in uppercase?
The correct answer is: C.
'L' is uppercase. 'r', 't' and 's' are all lowercase.
2. Which letter is in uppercase?
The correct answer is: D. 'J' is uppercase. 'h', 'g' and 'e' are all lowercase.
3. Which letter is in uppercase?
The correct answer is: C. 'T' is uppercase. 'b', 'd' and 'n' are all lowercase.
4. Which letter is in block capitals?
The correct answer is: A. 'B' is uppercase. 't', 'i' and 'r' are all lowercase.
5. Which letter is in block capitals?
The correct answer is: C. 'N' is uppercase. 'p', 'r' and 't' are all lowercase.
6. Which letter is in lowercase?
The correct answer is: B. 'd' is in lowercase. 'Y', 'M' and 'R' are all uppercase.
7. Which letter is in lowercase?
The correct answer is: D. 'i' is in lowercase. 'D', 'K' and 'I' are all uppercase.
8. Which letter is in lowercase?
The correct answer is: C. 't' is in lowercase. 'T', 'E' and 'F' are all uppercase.
9. Which letter is in lowercase?
The correct answer is: D. 'f' is in lowercase. 'F', 'G' and 'A' are all uppercase.
10. Which letter is in lowercase?
The correct answer is: B. 'v' is in lowercase. 'R', 'W' and 'B' are all uppercase.
Level B
1. What do these letters usually stand for in forms? NI no
The correct answer is: C. 'NI no' stands for National Insurance number.
2. What do these letters usually stand for in forms? DoB
The correct answer is: D. 'DoB' stands for Date of Birth.
3. What do these letters usually stand for in forms? PTO
The correct answer is: C. 'PTO' is usually found at the bottom of a page and stands for 'Please Turn Over'.
4. What do these letters usually stand for in forms? CV
The correct answer is: A. 'CV' stands for Curriculum Vitae, a summary of your working life.
5. What do these letters usually stand for in forms? GCSE
The correct answer is: C. 'GCSE' stands for 'General Certificate of Secondary Education'.
6. What do these letters usually stand for in forms? Dd/mm/yyyy
The correct answer is: B. These letters are asking you to fill in the date in this format. So you would write the 19th June '89 as '19/06/1989 (2 numbers for the day, 2 numbers for the month and 4 for the year).
7. What do these letters usually stand for in forms? N/A
The correct answer is: B. 'N/A' stands for 'Not Applicable'. Something you write if the question is not relevant to you.
8. What do these letters usually stand for in forms? Ref
The correct answer is: C. On a form, 'Ref' usually stands for reference number.
9. What do these letters usually stand for in forms? e.g.
The correct answer is: B. 'e.g.' stands for 'exempli gratia' which is Latin - meaning 'for example'.
10. What do these letters usually stand for in forms? std (phone)
The correct answer is: D. 'std (phone)' stands for subscriber trunk dialling.
Level C
1. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning? Occupation
The answer is: A. 'Job' is the correct synonym.
2. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning? Surname
The correct answer is: C. 'Family name' is another way of saying surname.
3. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning? Nationality
The correct answer is: B. 'Your country' is a way of describing nationality.
4. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning? Overleaf
The correct answer is: D. 'On the other side of the page' is another way of saying overleaf.
5. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning? References
The correct answer is: C. 'References' used on a form means ‘Statements from people you know’.
6. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning? direct debit
The correct answer is: D. 'A regular payment taken out of your bank account' is the meaning of direct debit.
7. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning? Employer
The correct answer is: B. An employer is 'the person or firm who pays you'.
8. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning? uppercase
The correct answer is: A. 'Capital letters' is the same as uppercase.
9. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning? make payable to
The correct answer is: C. 'To make a cheque payable to' means 'pay to this person or firm'.
10. Can you match this term, commonly used in forms, to a word or phrase with the same meaning? referee
The correct answer is: B. A 'referee' is 'someone who will write a reference for you'.