Formal Letter Format Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 18: Formal letter format · Set 612 · 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.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Iyer,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
2. 2.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Joshi,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
3. 3.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Patel,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
4. 4.You are writing a letter to the Municipal Officer about garbage on your street. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a school picnic (b) Subject: Order for a dictionary (c) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (d) Subject: Garbage on our street
5. 5.You are writing a letter to a bookshop ordering a dictionary. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (b) Subject: Garbage on our street (c) Subject: Order for a dictionary (d) Subject: Leave for two days
6. 6.You are writing a letter to the Electricity Officer about power cuts. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (b) Subject: Garbage on our street (c) Subject: Frequent power cuts (d) Subject: Broken traffic light
7. 7.You are writing to the Manager of a shop, Mr Patel. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Patel! (b) Dear Mr Patel, (c) Dear Mr Patel. (d) Dear, Mr Patel
8. 8.You are writing to the Manager of a shop but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Dear Sneha,
9. 9.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Dear Meera, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
10. 10.You are writing to the Editor, Dr Patel. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Dr Patel. (b) Hi Patel! (c) Dear, Dr Patel (d) Dear Dr Patel,
11. 11.You are writing to the Editor, Mr Das. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Das, (b) Dear Mr Das. (c) Hi Das! (d) Dear, Mr Das
12. 12.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Mr Singh. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Singh, (b) Dear Mr Singh. (c) Hi Singh! (d) Dear, Mr Singh
13. 13.You are writing a letter to the Traffic Police about a broken traffic light. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Broken traffic light (b) Subject: Opening a savings account (c) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (d) Subject: Request for a school picnic
14. 14.In a formal letter, what comes just after the receiver's address? (a) your address (b) the body (c) the subject (d) the closing
15. 15.In a formal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) the receiver's address (b) your address (c) the closing (d) the body
16. 16.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Iyer,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
17. 17.You are writing a letter to the Principal thanking the school for a trip. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Garbage on our street (b) Subject: Opening a savings account (c) Subject: Change of section (d) Subject: Thanks for the school trip
18. 18.You are writing to the Bank Manager but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Ishaan, (b) Dear Friend, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
19. 19.You are writing a letter to the Librarian asking for new storybooks. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Opening a savings account (b) Subject: Request for new storybooks (c) Subject: Leave for two days (d) Subject: Request for a fee receipt
20. 20.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Mr Rao. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Rao. (b) Dear, Mr Rao (c) Hi Rao! (d) Dear Mr Rao,
21. 21.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Kapoor,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
22. 22.In a formal letter, what comes just before the closing? (a) the date (b) the subject (c) the body (d) the greeting
23. 23.In a formal letter, what comes just before the greeting? (a) the receiver's address (b) name and signature (c) the body (d) the subject
24. 24.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: Opening a savings account (c) Subject: Request for new storybooks (d) Subject: Leave for two days
25. 25.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: Broken water cooler (c) Subject: Change of section (d) Subject: Broken traffic light
26. 26.In a formal letter, what comes just before the body? (a) the closing (b) the greeting (c) the receiver's address (d) your address
27. 27.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Joshi,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
28. 28.In a formal letter, what comes just after the greeting? (a) the body (b) the subject (c) your address (d) name and signature
29. 29.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a school picnic. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (b) Subject: Request for a school picnic (c) Subject: Broken water cooler (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
30. 30.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Joshi,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
31. 31.In a formal letter, what comes just before the subject? (a) your address (b) the receiver's address (c) the date (d) the greeting
32. 32.In a formal letter, what comes just after the subject? (a) the date (b) the greeting (c) the body (d) your address
33. 33.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) the receiver's address (b) your address (c) the closing (d) the body
34. 34.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Mrs Verma. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Verma! (b) Dear, Mrs Verma (c) Dear Mrs Verma, (d) Dear Mrs Verma.
35. 35.In a formal letter, what comes just before the receiver's address? (a) the closing (b) name and signature (c) the body (d) the date
36. 36.You are writing to the Principal but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi there! (b) Dear Friend, (c) Dear Ishaan, (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
37. 37.You are writing to the Municipal Officer but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Dear Imran,
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 new storybooks (b) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (c) Subject: Broken water cooler (d) Subject: Request for a fee receipt
39. 39.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Gill,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
40. 40.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir/Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,

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