Formal Letter Format Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 18: Formal letter format · Set 710 · 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 Mr Iyer,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
2. 2.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: Joining the football team (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Thanks for the school trip
3. 3.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Sen,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
4. 4.You are writing a letter to the Editor of a newspaper about stray dogs. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (b) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (c) Subject: Change of section (d) Subject: Leave for two days
5. 5.In a formal letter, what comes just after the closing? (a) the date (b) name and signature (c) your address (d) the subject
6. 6.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Verma,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
7. 7.In a formal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) the subject (b) the date (c) the closing (d) the receiver's address
8. 8.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Bose,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
9. 9.In a formal letter, what comes just after the subject? (a) the closing (b) the receiver's address (c) the date (d) the greeting
10. 10.You are writing a letter to the Bank Manager about opening a savings account. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for new storybooks (b) Subject: Opening a savings account (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Leave for two days
11. 11.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Iyer,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
12. 12.In a formal letter, what comes just before the closing? (a) the date (b) the greeting (c) the subject (d) the body
13. 13.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a fee receipt. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (b) Subject: Garbage on our street (c) Subject: Leave for two days (d) Subject: Joining the football team
14. 14.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Rao,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
15. 15.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Dr Verma. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Verma! (b) Dear Dr Verma, (c) Dear Dr Verma. (d) Dear, Dr Verma
16. 16.In a formal letter, what comes just before the greeting? (a) the subject (b) name and signature (c) the closing (d) the date
17. 17.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Patel,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
18. 18.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
19. 19.You are writing to the Principal but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Dear Aarav, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Hi there!
20. 20.In a formal letter, what comes just after the greeting? (a) your address (b) the closing (c) the receiver's address (d) the body
21. 21.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Ishaan, (b) Dear Sir/Madam, (c) Dear Friend, (d) Hi there!
22. 22.A formal letter begins with “Dear Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
23. 23.You are writing a letter to the Electricity Officer about power cuts. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Broken traffic light (b) Subject: Garbage on our street (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Frequent power cuts
24. 24.You are writing to the Principal, Ms Verma. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Verma! (b) Dear, Ms Verma (c) Dear Ms Verma, (d) Dear Ms Verma.
25. 25.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Mehta,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
26. 26.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) your address (b) the subject (c) the closing (d) the greeting
27. 27.In a formal letter, what comes just before the receiver's address? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the date (d) the subject
28. 28.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) the date (b) the greeting (c) the receiver's address (d) the closing
29. 29.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Reddy,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
30. 30.In a formal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) the greeting (b) your address (c) name and signature (d) the receiver's address
31. 31.You are writing a letter to a bookshop ordering a dictionary. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Joining the football team (b) Subject: Leave for two days (c) Subject: Order for a dictionary (d) Subject: Request for a school picnic
32. 32.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Khan,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
33. 33.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Khan,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
34. 34.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Iyer,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
35. 35.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Kapoor,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
36. 36.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Mr Khan. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Khan! (b) Dear Mr Khan, (c) Dear, Mr Khan (d) Dear Mr Khan.
37. 37.In a formal letter, what comes just before the subject? (a) the receiver's address (b) the date (c) name and signature (d) your address
38. 38.You are writing a letter to the Municipal Officer about garbage on your street. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Garbage on our street (b) Subject: Joining the football team (c) Subject: Broken water cooler (d) Subject: Leave for two days
39. 39.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: Thanks for the school trip (d) Subject: Opening a savings account
40. 40.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Gill,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,

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