Formal Letter Format Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 18: Formal letter format · Set 245 · 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 closing? (a) the date (b) the receiver's address (c) the body (d) your address
2. 2.You are writing a letter to the Sports Teacher asking to join the football team. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Opening a savings account (b) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (c) Subject: Garbage on our street (d) Subject: Joining the football team
3. 3.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Joshi,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
4. 4.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a fee receipt. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (b) Subject: Garbage on our street (c) Subject: Broken water cooler (d) Subject: Leave for two days
5. 5.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Ms Singh. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Ms Singh (b) Hi Singh! (c) Dear Ms Singh. (d) Dear Ms Singh,
6. 6.In a formal letter, what comes just before the greeting? (a) name and signature (b) the body (c) the date (d) the subject
7. 7.You are writing to the Principal but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Dev, (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
8. 8.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Iyer,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
9. 9.You are writing a letter to a bookshop ordering a dictionary. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for new storybooks (b) Subject: Broken water cooler (c) Subject: Joining the football team (d) Subject: Order for a dictionary
10. 10.In a formal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) the receiver's address (b) the subject (c) your address (d) name and signature
11. 11.In a formal letter, what comes just after the receiver's address? (a) the closing (b) name and signature (c) your address (d) the subject
12. 12.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) the greeting (b) your address (c) the body (d) the subject
13. 13.In a formal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) the receiver's address (b) the greeting (c) the date (d) name and signature
14. 14.You are writing to the Manager of a shop, Mr Singh. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Mr Singh (b) Dear Mr Singh, (c) Hi Singh! (d) Dear Mr Singh.
15. 15.You are writing to the Manager of a shop but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Dear Aisha, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
16. 16.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Joshi,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
17. 17.You are writing to the Librarian, Mrs Reddy. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Mrs Reddy (b) Dear Mrs Reddy. (c) Hi Reddy! (d) Dear Mrs Reddy,
18. 18.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
19. 19.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir/Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
20. 20.In a formal letter, what comes just after the subject? (a) your address (b) the receiver's address (c) the date (d) the greeting
21. 21.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Mrs Joshi. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Mrs Joshi (b) Hi Joshi! (c) Dear Mrs Joshi, (d) Dear Mrs Joshi.
22. 22.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Kapoor,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
23. 23.You are writing to the Editor but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Dear Arjun, (c) Dear Friend, (d) Hi there!
24. 24.In a formal letter, what comes just after the closing? (a) the receiver's address (b) the date (c) name and signature (d) the subject
25. 25.You are writing to the Municipal Officer but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Friend, (d) Dear Priya,
26. 26.In a formal letter, what comes just before the receiver's address? (a) the date (b) the subject (c) the closing (d) your address
27. 27.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Reddy,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
28. 28.In a formal letter, what comes just before the body? (a) your address (b) the greeting (c) name and signature (d) the receiver's address
29. 29.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Reddy,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
30. 30.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Nair,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
31. 31.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Mrs Rao. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Mrs Rao (b) Dear Mrs Rao, (c) Dear Mrs Rao. (d) Hi Rao!
32. 32.You are writing a letter to the Librarian asking for new storybooks. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Joining the football team (b) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (c) Subject: Change of section (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
33. 33.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Mrs Verma. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mrs Verma. (b) Hi Verma! (c) Dear, Mrs Verma (d) Dear Mrs Verma,
34. 34.A formal letter begins with “Dear Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
35. 35.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Dr Joshi. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Dr Joshi. (b) Dear Dr Joshi, (c) Dear, Dr Joshi (d) Hi Joshi!
36. 36.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Iyer,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
37. 37.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a change of section. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Order for a dictionary (b) Subject: Change of section (c) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
38. 38.You are writing a letter to the Editor of a newspaper about stray dogs. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a school picnic (b) Subject: Broken traffic light (c) Subject: Garbage on our street (d) Subject: Stray dogs in our area
39. 39.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Dear Sir/Madam, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Nisha,
40. 40.You are writing to the Bank Manager but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Dear Friend, (c) Dear Kabir, (d) Hi there!

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