Formal Letter Format Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 18: Formal letter format · Set 577 · 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 closing? (a) name and signature (b) the body (c) your address (d) the receiver's address
2. 2.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the receiver's address (d) the subject
3. 3.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir/Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
4. 4.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Gill,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
5. 5.You are writing a letter to the Electricity Officer about power cuts. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (b) Subject: Request for a school picnic (c) Subject: Joining the football team (d) Subject: Frequent power cuts
6. 6.You are writing to the Principal, Dr Rao. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Rao! (b) Dear Dr Rao, (c) Dear Dr Rao. (d) Dear, Dr Rao
7. 7.In a formal letter, what comes just after the subject? (a) name and signature (b) the greeting (c) the receiver's address (d) the closing
8. 8.You are writing a letter to the Bank Manager about opening a savings account. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Order for a dictionary (b) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (c) Subject: Garbage on our street (d) Subject: Opening a savings account
9. 9.You are writing a letter to the Editor of a newspaper about stray dogs. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Change of section (b) Subject: Frequent power cuts (c) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (d) Subject: Broken traffic light
10. 10.You are writing to the Librarian, Mrs Kapoor. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Mrs Kapoor (b) Hi Kapoor! (c) Dear Mrs Kapoor. (d) Dear Mrs Kapoor,
11. 11.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Sen,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
12. 12.In a formal letter, what comes just before the closing? (a) your address (b) the date (c) the body (d) name and signature
13. 13.In a formal letter, what comes just before the body? (a) the greeting (b) the closing (c) the subject (d) the receiver's address
14. 14.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Mr Sen. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Sen, (b) Hi Sen! (c) Dear Mr Sen. (d) Dear, Mr Sen
15. 15.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Iyer,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
16. 16.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a school picnic. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (b) Subject: Leave for two days (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
17. 17.You are writing to the Municipal Officer but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Kunal, (b) Dear Friend, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Hi there!
18. 18.You are writing to the Bank Manager but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Dear Maria, (c) Dear Friend, (d) Hi there!
19. 19.You are writing to the Editor, Mr Verma. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Verma, (b) Hi Verma! (c) Dear Mr Verma. (d) Dear, Mr Verma
20. 20.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Patel,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
21. 21.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Joshi,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
22. 22.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Singh,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
23. 23.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Kapoor,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
24. 24.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Reddy,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
25. 25.A formal letter begins with “Dear Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
26. 26.You are writing to the Editor but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Rahul, (b) Dear Sir/Madam, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Friend,
27. 27.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi there! (b) Dear Friend, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Dear Vikram,
28. 28.You are writing to the Principal but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Dear Yash, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Friend,
29. 29.In a formal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) the date (b) the greeting (c) the subject (d) the closing
30. 30.You are writing a letter to the Municipal Officer about garbage on your street. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (b) Subject: Change of section (c) Subject: Garbage on our street (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
31. 31.In a formal letter, what comes just after the greeting? (a) your address (b) the subject (c) the body (d) the closing
32. 32.In a formal letter, what comes just after the body? (a) the closing (b) name and signature (c) the subject (d) your address
33. 33.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
34. 34.In a formal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) the receiver's address (b) the body (c) the subject (d) the greeting
35. 35.In a formal letter, what comes just before the subject? (a) your address (b) the greeting (c) the body (d) the receiver's address
36. 36.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a change of section. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Change of section (b) Subject: Joining the football team (c) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (d) Subject: Request for a school picnic
37. 37.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for two days’ leave. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Frequent power cuts (b) Subject: Leave for two days (c) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (d) Subject: Request for a school picnic
38. 38.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Reddy,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
39. 39.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Khan,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
40. 40.You are writing to the Principal, Ms Das. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Ms Das, (b) Dear Ms Das. (c) Hi Das! (d) Dear, Ms Das

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