Formal Letter Format Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 18: Formal letter format · Set 203 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Sir → faithfully, a name → sincerely): Order: your address → the date → the receiver’s address → the subject → the greeting → the body → the closing → name and signature. Greeting: “Dear Sir,” / “Dear Madam,” / “Dear Sir/Madam,” when you do not know the name; “Dear Mrs Rao,” when you do. Closing: no name in the greeting → “Yours faithfully,”; a name in the greeting → “Yours sincerely,”.

1. 1.In a formal letter, what comes just before the greeting? (a) the body (b) name and signature (c) the date (d) the subject
2. 2.A formal letter begins with “Dear Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
3. 3.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Mrs Singh. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Mrs Singh (b) Dear Mrs Singh, (c) Dear Mrs Singh. (d) Hi Singh!
4. 4.You are writing to the Librarian, Dr Singh. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Dr Singh. (b) Dear Dr Singh, (c) Dear, Dr Singh (d) Hi Singh!
5. 5.You are writing to the Librarian, Mr Bose. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Bose. (b) Hi Bose! (c) Dear, Mr Bose (d) Dear Mr Bose,
6. 6.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Kapoor,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
7. 7.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) the subject (b) the greeting (c) the closing (d) your address
8. 8.You are writing to the Editor, Dr Verma. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Verma! (b) Dear Dr Verma. (c) Dear Dr Verma, (d) Dear, Dr Verma
9. 9.You are writing a letter to the Sports Teacher asking to join the football team. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Joining the football team (b) Subject: Broken traffic light (c) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (d) Subject: Broken water cooler
10. 10.You are writing to the Manager of a shop, Mr Das. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Das. (b) Hi Das! (c) Dear, Mr Das (d) Dear Mr Das,
11. 11.You are writing to the Principal, Mrs Khan. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Mrs Khan (b) Dear Mrs Khan, (c) Dear Mrs Khan. (d) Hi Khan!
12. 12.You are writing a letter to a bookshop ordering a dictionary. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Garbage on our street (b) Subject: Order for a dictionary (c) Subject: Request for new storybooks (d) Subject: Leave for two days
13. 13.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Dear Dev, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Friend,
14. 14.You are writing a letter to the Principal thanking the school for a trip. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Broken water cooler (b) Subject: Request for new storybooks (c) Subject: Broken traffic light (d) Subject: Thanks for the school trip
15. 15.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) name and signature (b) the greeting (c) the receiver's address (d) your address
16. 16.In a formal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) the receiver's address (b) the closing (c) the greeting (d) your address
17. 17.In a formal letter, what comes just before the receiver's address? (a) the date (b) the greeting (c) name and signature (d) the body
18. 18.You are writing a letter to the Librarian asking for new storybooks. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Broken traffic light (b) Subject: Joining the football team (c) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
19. 19.You are writing a letter to the Editor of a newspaper about stray dogs. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (b) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
20. 20.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Nair,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
21. 21.In a formal letter, what comes just after the closing? (a) the subject (b) the date (c) your address (d) name and signature
22. 22.You are writing a letter to the Traffic Police about a broken traffic light. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a school picnic (b) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (c) Subject: Broken traffic light (d) Subject: Order for a dictionary
23. 23.You are writing to the Editor but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Omkar, (b) Dear Friend, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
24. 24.You are writing to the Bank Manager but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Vikram, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Friend, (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
25. 25.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Das,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
26. 26.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir/Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
27. 27.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Fernandes,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
28. 28.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Verma,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
29. 29.In a formal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) the body (b) the date (c) name and signature (d) the receiver's address
30. 30.In a formal letter, what comes just before the subject? (a) the receiver's address (b) your address (c) the closing (d) the date
31. 31.In a formal letter, what comes just before the closing? (a) name and signature (b) the subject (c) the body (d) the date
32. 32.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
33. 33.In a formal letter, what comes just after the subject? (a) the receiver's address (b) the body (c) the date (d) the greeting
34. 34.In a formal letter, what comes just before the body? (a) the date (b) the greeting (c) the receiver's address (d) name and signature
35. 35.You are writing to the Municipal Officer but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi there! (b) Dear Rahul, (c) Dear Friend, (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
36. 36.You are writing a letter to the Principal about a broken water cooler. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (b) Subject: Broken water cooler (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Opening a savings account
37. 37.You are writing to the Manager of a shop but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi there! (b) Dear Meera, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Dear Friend,
38. 38.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Iyer,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
39. 39.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Das,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
40. 40.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Mr Patel. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Patel. (b) Dear Mr Patel, (c) Dear, Mr Patel (d) Hi Patel!

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