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Filling in Forms
1. Reading.
You are asked to fill in a form when
✔Applying for a passport
✔Applying for a driving licence
✔Applying to join a library or club
✔Applying for a job
✔Giving information like in the Census form
BLOCK LETTERS
Sometimes you are asked to fill a form in Block Letters or Block Capitals.This means writing EVERYTHING IN CAPITAL LETTERS.
Forms with Boxes
When you have a form with boxes to fill in make sure to write one letter or one number in each box. Leave one box space between each word.
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| Surname | B | O | N | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| First name | J | A | M | E | S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Address | 4 | 5 | | T | H | O | M | A | S | | R | O | A | D | | | | | | |
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| | L | O | N | D | O | N | | E | 1 | 4 | | 7 | A | P | | | | | | |
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| Date of birth | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
Writing dates in boxes
Write one number in each box. Usually there are two boxes for the numbers.
If it is a single number like 3 and 9 you have to put a 0 first to fill all the boxes.
Example:
| 5/8/06 | | 0 | 5 | | 0 | 8 | | 0 | 6 | | |
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| | | 0 | 5 | | 0 | 8 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Words used in forms
First name/ Christian name/ Forename: James
Surname/ Last Name/ Family Name: Bond
Address: 45 Thomas Road, LondonE14 7AP
You might be asked to write it out on separate lines. Example:
Street: 45 Thomas Road
Town/City: London
Postcode: E14 7AP
Title: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms,
| Mr | is used for all men. | Mr James Bond |
| Mrs | is used for a married woman. | Mrs Mary Bond |
| Miss | is used for a single woman. | Miss Mary Black |
| Ms | is used for all women. They can be married or single. | Ms Mary Bond |
Telephone / Phone: 901-204-34-56
Contact Number (where you can be reached most easily)
Work number or a Daytime number (where you are during the day)
Mobile number
Date of Birth: When you were born.
DOB- the initials of each word Date of Birth.
Signature: How you write your first and last name together.
Occupation: This is the job you have or the work you do.
Country of origin: This means the country you were born in.
Marital Status: Married ❑Widowed ❑ Separated ❑ Single ❑ Divorced ❑
Sex/ Gender : Male ❑ Female ❑
You may be asked to put a ✔ in a box to show the one that is right for you.
2. Revision Quiz
Put a ✔ in the right box.
| 1. DOB stands for: | a) Day of bouncing ❑ b) Date of birth ❑ c) Don’t over book ❑ |
| 2. Another name for your first name is: | a) Forename ❑ b) Surname ❑ c) Last Name ❑ |
| 3. Your country of origin is: | a) Where you were brought up ❑ b) Where you were born ❑ c) Where you go on holiday ❑ |
| 4. Gender means: | a) Your sex - male or female ❑ b) Children ❑ c) Where you were born ❑ |
| 5. Your occupation is: | a) If you are married or single ❑ b) Your work ❑ c) Your work history ❑ |
3. Writing. Write the dates
| 6/10/09 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 15/11/16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 23/04/1999 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 29/2/04 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11/11/1987 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 1/1/2020 | | | | | | | | | | | |
4. Fill in the form. Use BLOCK CAPITALS.
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| Surname | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| First name | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Address | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Date of birth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5. Match the expressions and the questions.
| 1 First name 2 Surname 3 Date of birth 4 Place of birth 5 Permanent address 6 Marital status 7 Occupation/Job 8 Qualifications 9 Hobbies/ lnterests 10 Tel nos. | a Are you married or single? b What do you do in your free time? c What are your home and mobile d What's your first name? e What do you do? f Where were you born? g When were you born? h What's your family name? i What degrees. diplomas,certificates, etc. do you have? j Where do you live? |
6. Follow these instructions. Write about you.
1 Write your name in capital letters.
2 Sex. Circle F or M.
3 Delete where not applicable. (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms)
4 Date of birth. (dd/mm/yyyy)
5 Phone no. including country code.
6 Write your postcode.
7. Complete the forms. Please write in CAPITAL LETTERS.