Formal Letter Format Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 18: Formal letter format · Set 996 · 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 greeting? (a) the body (b) the subject (c) the date (d) your address
2. 2.In a formal letter, what comes just before the closing? (a) the greeting (b) the subject (c) your address (d) the body
3. 3.You are writing to the Editor but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Maria, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Dear Friend,
4. 4.You are writing a letter to the Principal thanking the school for a trip. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Leave for two days (b) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Broken water cooler
5. 5.You are writing a letter to the Electricity Officer about power cuts. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Frequent power cuts (b) Subject: Request for new storybooks (c) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (d) Subject: Change of section
6. 6.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: Opening a savings account (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Leave for two days
7. 7.In a formal letter, what comes just before the body? (a) the receiver's address (b) the greeting (c) the subject (d) the date
8. 8.In a formal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) the greeting (b) your address (c) the closing (d) the receiver's address
9. 9.In a formal letter, what comes just after the closing? (a) the receiver's address (b) the date (c) the greeting (d) name and signature
10. 10.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Dear Maria, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Friend,
11. 11.You are writing to the Principal but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Isha, (b) Dear Sir/Madam, (c) Dear Friend, (d) Hi there!
12. 12.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
13. 13.You are writing to the Manager of a shop, Mr Reddy. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Mr Reddy (b) Dear Mr Reddy, (c) Hi Reddy! (d) Dear Mr Reddy.
14. 14.You are writing a letter to a bookshop ordering a dictionary. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (b) Subject: Order for a dictionary (c) Subject: Frequent power cuts (d) Subject: Broken water cooler
15. 15.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Das,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
16. 16.In a formal letter, what comes just after the subject? (a) your address (b) the date (c) the receiver's address (d) the greeting
17. 17.You are writing to the Editor, Dr Reddy. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Dr Reddy, (b) Dear Dr Reddy. (c) Hi Reddy! (d) Dear, Dr Reddy
18. 18.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Mrs Iyer. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Mrs Iyer (b) Dear Mrs Iyer, (c) Hi Iyer! (d) Dear Mrs Iyer.
19. 19.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a school picnic. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Broken water cooler (b) Subject: Request for a school picnic (c) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (d) Subject: Opening a savings account
20. 20.You are writing to the Editor, Mr Mehta. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Mehta, (b) Hi Mehta! (c) Dear, Mr Mehta (d) Dear Mr Mehta.
21. 21.In a formal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) the closing (b) the date (c) the body (d) the subject
22. 22.In a formal letter, what comes just before the greeting? (a) the closing (b) the receiver's address (c) the subject (d) name and signature
23. 23.In a formal letter, what comes just before the subject? (a) name and signature (b) the receiver's address (c) the greeting (d) your address
24. 24.You are writing to the Manager of a shop, Ms Sen. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Ms Sen (b) Dear Ms Sen. (c) Hi Sen! (d) Dear Ms Sen,
25. 25.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) the receiver's address (b) the body (c) the closing (d) the greeting
26. 26.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Mehta,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
27. 27.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Mr Gill. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Gill. (b) Dear, Mr Gill (c) Dear Mr Gill, (d) Hi Gill!
28. 28.In a formal letter, what comes just before the receiver's address? (a) your address (b) the subject (c) the greeting (d) the date
29. 29.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Das,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
30. 30.You are writing to the Editor, Mr Nair. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mr Nair. (b) Dear, Mr Nair (c) Dear Mr Nair, (d) Hi Nair!
31. 31.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) the receiver's address (b) the greeting (c) your address (d) the closing
32. 32.You are writing to the Bank Manager but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Dear Vikram,
33. 33.You are writing a letter to the Librarian asking for new storybooks. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Frequent power cuts (b) Subject: Request for new storybooks (c) Subject: Opening a savings account (d) Subject: Change of section
34. 34.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: Leave for two days (c) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (d) Subject: Request for a fee receipt
35. 35.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Gill,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
36. 36.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Mrs Das. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Das! (b) Dear, Mrs Das (c) Dear Mrs Das, (d) Dear Mrs Das.
37. 37.You are writing to the Librarian, Dr Rao. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Dr Rao, (b) Dear Dr Rao. (c) Dear, Dr Rao (d) Hi Rao!
38. 38.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for two days’ leave. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Opening a savings account (b) Subject: Joining the football team (c) Subject: Garbage on our street (d) Subject: Leave for two days
39. 39.You are writing to the Manager of a shop, Ms Nair. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Ms Nair. (b) Dear Ms Nair, (c) Dear, Ms Nair (d) Hi Nair!
40. 40.You are writing to the Librarian, Dr Kapoor. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Dr Kapoor, (b) Dear Dr Kapoor. (c) Hi Kapoor! (d) Dear, Dr Kapoor

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