Formal Letter Format Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 18: Formal letter format · Set 44 · 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 after the date? (a) name and signature (b) the greeting (c) your address (d) the receiver's address
2. 2.You are writing a letter to a bookshop ordering a dictionary. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Joining the football team (b) Subject: Order for a dictionary (c) Subject: Broken water cooler (d) Subject: Garbage on our street
3. 3.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir/Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
4. 4.In a formal letter, what comes just before the receiver's address? (a) the date (b) the closing (c) the body (d) the greeting
5. 5.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: Order for a dictionary (c) Subject: Garbage on our street (d) Subject: Stray dogs in our area
6. 6.You are writing to the Principal, Mr Joshi. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Joshi, (b) Dear, Mr Joshi (c) Dear Mr Joshi. (d) Hi Joshi!
7. 7.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a fee receipt. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Joining the football team (b) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (c) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (d) Subject: Leave for two days
8. 8.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Rao,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
9. 9.In a formal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) the body (b) the date (c) the greeting (d) the receiver's address
10. 10.In a formal letter, what comes just after the body? (a) name and signature (b) your address (c) the subject (d) the closing
11. 11.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Rao,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
12. 12.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Khan,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
13. 13.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Joshi,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
14. 14.In a formal letter, what comes just after the receiver's address? (a) the subject (b) name and signature (c) the date (d) the body
15. 15.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the receiver's address (d) your address
16. 16.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: Request for a school picnic (c) Subject: Order for a dictionary (d) Subject: Broken water cooler
17. 17.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a school picnic. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Change of section (b) Subject: Garbage on our street (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
18. 18.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Sen,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
19. 19.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for two days’ leave. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Opening a savings account (b) Subject: Order for a dictionary (c) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (d) Subject: Leave for two days
20. 20.You are writing to the Bank Manager but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Riya, (b) Dear Friend, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Hi there!
21. 21.A formal letter begins with “Dear Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
22. 22.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a change of section. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Broken traffic light (b) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (c) Subject: Garbage on our street (d) Subject: Change of section
23. 23.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Singh,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
24. 24.You are writing a letter to the Librarian asking for new storybooks. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a school picnic (b) Subject: Broken traffic light (c) Subject: Request for new storybooks (d) Subject: Leave for two days
25. 25.You are writing to the Principal but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Riya, (b) Dear Sir/Madam, (c) Dear Friend, (d) Hi there!
26. 26.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Patel,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
27. 27.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Gill,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
28. 28.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Dear Friend, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Sneha,
29. 29.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Kapoor,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
30. 30.In a formal letter, what comes just before the body? (a) the closing (b) the greeting (c) the subject (d) your address
31. 31.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) the subject (b) the receiver's address (c) your address (d) the closing
32. 32.In a formal letter, what comes just after the subject? (a) the date (b) your address (c) the greeting (d) the body
33. 33.In a formal letter, what comes just before the subject? (a) the receiver's address (b) the closing (c) the date (d) your address
34. 34.You are writing to the Manager of a shop, Ms Reddy. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Ms Reddy (b) Hi Reddy! (c) Dear Ms Reddy, (d) Dear Ms Reddy.
35. 35.You are writing a letter to the Electricity Officer about power cuts. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Joining the football team (b) Subject: Leave for two days (c) Subject: Frequent power cuts (d) Subject: Broken water cooler
36. 36.You are writing to the Principal, Dr Das. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Dr Das (b) Hi Das! (c) Dear Dr Das, (d) Dear Dr Das.
37. 37.In a formal letter, what comes just after the greeting? (a) your address (b) the date (c) the closing (d) the body
38. 38.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Reddy,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
39. 39.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Dr Das. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Dr Das. (b) Dear Dr Das, (c) Hi Das! (d) Dear, Dr Das
40. 40.In a formal letter, what comes just after the closing? (a) the receiver's address (b) the greeting (c) the date (d) name and signature

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