Formal Letter Format Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 18: Formal letter format · Set 90 · 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 Sir/Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
2. 2.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Rao,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
3. 3.You are writing a letter to the Traffic Police about a broken traffic light. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Opening a savings account (b) Subject: Frequent power cuts (c) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (d) Subject: Broken traffic light
4. 4.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Singh,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
5. 5.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) your address (b) the receiver's address (c) the closing (d) name and signature
6. 6.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) your address (b) the closing (c) the receiver's address (d) the greeting
7. 7.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a change of section. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Joining the football team (b) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (c) Subject: Change of section (d) Subject: Garbage on our street
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) Dear Maria, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Hi there!
9. 9.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
10. 10.You are writing a letter to the Principal thanking the school for a trip. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (b) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (c) Subject: Request for new storybooks (d) Subject: Garbage on our street
11. 11.In a formal letter, what comes just before the receiver's address? (a) the closing (b) the date (c) the body (d) your address
12. 12.You are writing a letter to the Municipal Officer about garbage on your street. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Change of section (b) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (c) Subject: Garbage on our street (d) Subject: Request for a school picnic
13. 13.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Dr Das. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Dr Das, (b) Dear, Dr Das (c) Hi Das! (d) Dear Dr Das.
14. 14.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Dr Mehta. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Mehta! (b) Dear Dr Mehta. (c) Dear Dr Mehta, (d) Dear, Dr Mehta
15. 15.In a formal letter, what comes just after the closing? (a) the receiver's address (b) name and signature (c) the subject (d) the body
16. 16.You are writing to the Municipal Officer but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi there! (b) Dear Sir/Madam, (c) Dear Tenzin, (d) Dear Friend,
17. 17.You are writing to the Editor but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi there! (b) Dear Omkar, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Dear Friend,
18. 18.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for two days’ leave. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Change of section (b) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (c) Subject: Request for new storybooks (d) Subject: Leave for two days
19. 19.In a formal letter, what comes just after the greeting? (a) the body (b) the receiver's address (c) name and signature (d) the closing
20. 20.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Khan,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
21. 21.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Dr Singh. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Dr Singh, (b) Dear Dr Singh. (c) Hi Singh! (d) Dear, Dr Singh
22. 22.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Yash, (d) Dear Friend,
23. 23.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Kapoor,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
24. 24.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Kapoor,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
25. 25.In a formal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) the subject (b) the body (c) name and signature (d) the receiver's address
26. 26.In a formal letter, what comes just before the subject? (a) the receiver's address (b) the body (c) your address (d) the date
27. 27.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Reddy,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
28. 28.In a formal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) the date (b) the greeting (c) the subject (d) the receiver's address
29. 29.In a formal letter, what comes just after the body? (a) name and signature (b) your address (c) the subject (d) the closing
30. 30.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a fee receipt. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a school picnic (b) Subject: Broken water cooler (c) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (d) Subject: Order for a dictionary
31. 31.You are writing a letter to the Librarian asking for new storybooks. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Leave for two days (b) Subject: Order for a dictionary (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
32. 32.You are writing a letter to the Principal about a broken water cooler. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Leave for two days (b) Subject: Broken water cooler (c) Subject: Garbage on our street (d) Subject: Request for a school picnic
33. 33.You are writing to the Principal, Dr Iyer. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Iyer! (b) Dear Dr Iyer. (c) Dear, Dr Iyer (d) Dear Dr Iyer,
34. 34.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Rao,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
35. 35.You are writing to the Librarian, Dr Gill. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Gill! (b) Dear Dr Gill. (c) Dear Dr Gill, (d) Dear, Dr Gill
36. 36.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Sen,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
37. 37.In a formal letter, what comes just before the closing? (a) your address (b) the body (c) the date (d) the receiver's address
38. 38.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a school picnic. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a school picnic (b) Subject: Joining the football team (c) Subject: Order for a dictionary (d) Subject: Garbage on our street
39. 39.You are writing to the Principal, Mr Iyer. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Iyer. (b) Dear, Mr Iyer (c) Hi Iyer! (d) Dear Mr Iyer,
40. 40.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Bose,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,

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