Formal Letter Format Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 18: Formal letter format · Set 436 · 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.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a fee receipt. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (b) Subject: Opening a savings account (c) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (d) Subject: Change of section
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: Request for new storybooks (c) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (d) Subject: Joining the football team
3. 3.You are writing a letter to a bookshop ordering a dictionary. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Frequent power cuts (b) Subject: Request for new storybooks (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Order for a dictionary
4. 4.In a formal letter, what comes just after the receiver's address? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) your address (d) the subject
5. 5.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a change of section. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for new storybooks (b) Subject: Change of section (c) Subject: Opening a savings account (d) Subject: Leave for two days
6. 6.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Ms Rao. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Ms Rao, (b) Hi Rao! (c) Dear Ms Rao. (d) Dear, Ms Rao
7. 7.You are writing to the Editor, Mrs Mehta. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mrs Mehta. (b) Hi Mehta! (c) Dear Mrs Mehta, (d) Dear, Mrs Mehta
8. 8.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Rao,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
9. 9.You are writing to the Editor but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Priya, (b) Dear Sir/Madam, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Friend,
10. 10.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) your address (b) the closing (c) the receiver's address (d) the greeting
11. 11.You are writing to the Principal, Dr Mehta. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Mehta! (b) Dear Dr Mehta, (c) Dear, Dr Mehta (d) Dear Dr Mehta.
12. 12.You are writing to the Principal but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Dear Isha, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Friend,
13. 13.In a formal letter, what comes just before the receiver's address? (a) the greeting (b) your address (c) the closing (d) the date
14. 14.You are writing to the Municipal Officer but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Kunal, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Friend, (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
15. 15.You are writing a letter to the Principal thanking the school for a trip. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (b) Subject: Garbage on our street (c) Subject: Opening a savings account (d) Subject: Request for a school picnic
16. 16.You are writing a letter to the Bank Manager about opening a savings account. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Broken water cooler (b) Subject: Opening a savings account (c) Subject: Frequent power cuts (d) Subject: Change of section
17. 17.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for two days’ leave. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (b) Subject: Request for a school picnic (c) Subject: Request for new storybooks (d) Subject: Leave for two days
18. 18.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Kapoor,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
19. 19.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 Friend, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Dear Kunal,
20. 20.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Singh,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
21. 21.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Mrs Bose. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Mrs Bose (b) Dear Mrs Bose. (c) Dear Mrs Bose, (d) Hi Bose!
22. 22.In a formal letter, what comes just before the subject? (a) the receiver's address (b) name and signature (c) the closing (d) the date
23. 23.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) the greeting (b) name and signature (c) the subject (d) your address
24. 24.In a formal letter, what comes just before the body? (a) the greeting (b) the closing (c) the date (d) name and signature
25. 25.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Arjun, (d) Dear Friend,
26. 26.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir/Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
27. 27.In a formal letter, what comes just before the closing? (a) the body (b) your address (c) name and signature (d) the subject
28. 28.In a formal letter, what comes just before the greeting? (a) the body (b) the date (c) the subject (d) the closing
29. 29.In a formal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) the body (b) the receiver's address (c) the closing (d) the greeting
30. 30.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
31. 31.You are writing to the Librarian, Ms Mehta. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Ms Mehta. (b) Dear Ms Mehta, (c) Dear, Ms Mehta (d) Hi Mehta!
32. 32.In a formal letter, what comes just after the greeting? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the date (d) your address
33. 33.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Kapoor,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
34. 34.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Joshi,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
35. 35.You are writing a letter to the Electricity Officer about power cuts. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for new storybooks (b) Subject: Opening a savings account (c) Subject: Frequent power cuts (d) Subject: Garbage on our street
36. 36.In a formal letter, what comes just after the subject? (a) the body (b) name and signature (c) the closing (d) the greeting
37. 37.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Rao,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
38. 38.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Patel,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
39. 39.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Iyer,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
40. 40.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Joshi,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,

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