Formal Letter Format Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 18: Formal letter format · Set 876 · 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 Dr Mehta,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
2. 2.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Patel,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
3. 3.You are writing a letter to the Editor of a newspaper about stray dogs. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (b) Subject: Order for a dictionary (c) Subject: Opening a savings account (d) Subject: Stray dogs in our area
4. 4.In a formal letter, what comes just before the greeting? (a) the closing (b) the date (c) the body (d) the subject
5. 5.In a formal letter, what comes just before the closing? (a) name and signature (b) the subject (c) the body (d) the date
6. 6.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a school picnic. 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: Order for a dictionary
7. 7.In a formal letter, what comes just after the closing? (a) the body (b) name and signature (c) the greeting (d) the date
8. 8.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir/Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
9. 9.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Khan,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
10. 10.In a formal letter, what comes just after the receiver's address? (a) the subject (b) the closing (c) your address (d) name and signature
11. 11.In a formal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) the body (b) the date (c) the closing (d) the receiver's address
12. 12.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Das,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
13. 13.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Ms Kapoor. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Ms Kapoor. (b) Dear, Ms Kapoor (c) Dear Ms Kapoor, (d) Hi Kapoor!
14. 14.You are writing a letter to the Principal thanking the school for a trip. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Broken water cooler (b) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (c) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
15. 15.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
16. 16.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Reddy,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
17. 17.In a formal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) the receiver's address (b) the greeting (c) the closing (d) name and signature
18. 18.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: Opening a savings account (c) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (d) Subject: Joining the football team
19. 19.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Gill,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
20. 20.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Gill,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
21. 21.In a formal letter, what comes just before the subject? (a) the closing (b) the greeting (c) the date (d) the receiver's address
22. 22.You are writing to the Municipal Officer but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Omkar, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Dear Friend,
23. 23.In a formal letter, what comes just before the body? (a) your address (b) the greeting (c) the closing (d) the subject
24. 24.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Verma,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
25. 25.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Mr Reddy. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Reddy. (b) Dear Mr Reddy, (c) Dear, Mr Reddy (d) Hi Reddy!
26. 26.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Dear Sir/Madam, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Dev,
27. 27.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Bose,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
28. 28.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) name and signature (b) the body (c) the closing (d) your address
29. 29.You are writing a letter to the Traffic Police about a broken traffic light. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a school picnic (b) Subject: Frequent power cuts (c) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (d) Subject: Broken traffic light
30. 30.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: Request for new storybooks (c) Subject: Leave for two days (d) Subject: Joining the football team
31. 31.You are writing to the Librarian, Dr Singh. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Dr Singh, (b) Dear, Dr Singh (c) Dear Dr Singh. (d) Hi Singh!
32. 32.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Mrs Iyer. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Mrs Iyer (b) Hi Iyer! (c) Dear Mrs Iyer, (d) Dear Mrs Iyer.
33. 33.You are writing to the Editor but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi there! (b) Dear Friend, (c) Dear Pooja, (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
34. 34.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Khan,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
35. 35.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a fee receipt. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Order for a dictionary (b) Subject: Frequent power cuts (c) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (d) Subject: Request for a fee receipt
36. 36.You are writing to the Bank Manager but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Dear Friend, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Riya,
37. 37.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) the subject (b) the receiver's address (c) the body (d) the closing
38. 38.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Joshi,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
39. 39.You are writing to the Manager of a shop but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Ananya, (b) Dear Sir/Madam, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Friend,
40. 40.You are writing a letter to the Municipal Officer about garbage on your street. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for new storybooks (b) Subject: Garbage on our street (c) Subject: Broken traffic light (d) Subject: Joining the football team

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