Formal Letter Format Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 18: Formal letter format · Set 52 · 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 subject? (a) the date (b) the receiver's address (c) the greeting (d) the body
2. 2.A formal letter begins with “Dear Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
3. 3.You are writing a letter to the Electricity Officer about power cuts. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Change of section (b) Subject: Frequent power cuts (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
4. 4.In a formal letter, what comes just before the greeting? (a) your address (b) the subject (c) the closing (d) the date
5. 5.You are writing a letter to the Editor of a newspaper about stray dogs. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Broken water cooler (b) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (c) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (d) Subject: Frequent power cuts
6. 6.You are writing a letter to the Municipal Officer about garbage on your street. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Joining the football team (b) Subject: Leave for two days (c) Subject: Request for new storybooks (d) Subject: Garbage on our street
7. 7.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Gill,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
8. 8.In a formal letter, what comes just before the receiver's address? (a) the greeting (b) your address (c) name and signature (d) the date
9. 9.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) the closing (b) the greeting (c) your address (d) the receiver's address
10. 10.In a formal letter, what comes just after the receiver's address? (a) the subject (b) the date (c) your address (d) the body
11. 11.In a formal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) the date (b) the body (c) the greeting (d) name and signature
12. 12.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Nair,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
13. 13.In a formal letter, what comes just after the subject? (a) the receiver's address (b) your address (c) the greeting (d) the closing
14. 14.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: Frequent power cuts (c) Subject: Change of section (d) Subject: Stray dogs in our area
15. 15.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a fee receipt. 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: Leave for two days
16. 16.In a formal letter, what comes just after the body? (a) the greeting (b) the closing (c) your address (d) the subject
17. 17.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Singh,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
18. 18.You are writing to the Editor, Mr Reddy. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Reddy. (b) Dear, Mr Reddy (c) Dear Mr Reddy, (d) Hi Reddy!
19. 19.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for two days’ leave. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Leave for two days (b) Subject: Broken water cooler (c) Subject: Joining the football team (d) Subject: Request for a fee receipt
20. 20.In a formal letter, what comes just after the closing? (a) the subject (b) the greeting (c) the date (d) name and signature
21. 21.In a formal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) the receiver's address (b) your address (c) name and signature (d) the greeting
22. 22.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir/Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
23. 23.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) the greeting (b) the receiver's address (c) the date (d) the closing
24. 24.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Omkar, (b) Dear Friend, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
25. 25.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Sen,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
26. 26.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Rao,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
27. 27.You are writing to the Principal but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Dear Sir/Madam, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Ananya,
28. 28.You are writing to the Municipal Officer but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi there! (b) Dear Kavya, (c) Dear Friend, (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
29. 29.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Singh,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
30. 30.You are writing to the Manager of a shop, Mrs Reddy. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mrs Reddy, (b) Dear, Mrs Reddy (c) Dear Mrs Reddy. (d) Hi Reddy!
31. 31.You are writing a letter to the Principal about a broken water cooler. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Broken water cooler (b) Subject: Frequent power cuts (c) Subject: Leave for two days (d) Subject: Change of section
32. 32.You are writing to the Manager of a shop, Dr Rao. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Dr Rao (b) Dear Dr Rao. (c) Hi Rao! (d) Dear Dr Rao,
33. 33.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Dr Singh. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Dr Singh (b) Dear Dr Singh. (c) Dear Dr Singh, (d) Hi Singh!
34. 34.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: Request for a school picnic (c) Subject: Joining the football team (d) Subject: Opening a savings account
35. 35.You are writing to the Librarian, Mr Mehta. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Mr Mehta (b) Dear Mr Mehta. (c) Dear Mr Mehta, (d) Hi Mehta!
36. 36.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Das,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
37. 37.You are writing a letter to the Librarian asking for new storybooks. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Garbage on our street (b) Subject: Request for new storybooks (c) Subject: Leave for two days (d) Subject: Thanks for the school trip
38. 38.You are writing to the Editor, Ms Mehta. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Ms Mehta. (b) Hi Mehta! (c) Dear Ms Mehta, (d) Dear, Ms Mehta
39. 39.You are writing a letter to the Sports Teacher asking to join the football team. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a school picnic (b) Subject: Leave for two days (c) Subject: Opening a savings account (d) Subject: Joining the football team
40. 40.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Sen,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,

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