Quiz no. 1231 (Formal letters)- 25q

Formal letters:

1. A formal letter should begin with —  

A. Dear friend  

B. Hello  

C. Dear Sir/Madam  

D. Hi  

2. What is the correct format of a formal letter?  

A. Informal - Body - Signature  

B. Date - Greeting - Body  

C. Sender’s address - Date - Receiver’s address - Subject - Body - Closing - Signature  

D. Receiver’s address - Date - Sender’s address - Subject - Body - Closing - Signature

3. Which of the following is a formal closing?  

A. Cheers  

B. Yours truly  

C. Take care  

D. See ya  

4. A formal letter is usually written to —  

A. Relatives  

B. Friends  

C. Officials or organizations  

D. Classmates  

5. The purpose of a formal letter is —  

A. Request or complaint  

B. Storytelling  

C. Gossip  

D. Personal talk  

6. What is the correct salutation in a formal letter if the recipient is unknown?  

A. Dear Mr.  

B. Dear friend  

C. To whom it may concern  

D. Dear bro  

7. In formal letters, contractions like “can’t” or “won’t” should be —  

A. Used freely  

B. Avoided  

C. Written in uppercase  

D. Bolded  

8. Which is suitable for the subject line of a formal letter?  

A. Hello Sir!  

B. Complaint about delayed delivery  

C. How are you?  

D. Just writing to say hi  

9. Which of the following is a polite phrase for requesting?

A. Do it now  

B. I want it fast  

C. I would like to request  

D. Hurry up please  

10. A formal letter should end with —  

A. Hoping to see you  

B. Bye  

C. Yours faithfully/sincerely  

D. Later  

11. A letter to the principal is a —  

A. Personal letter  

B. Informal letter  

C. Formal letter  

D. Complaint letter only  

12. Where should the sender’s address be written in a formal letter?  

A. Bottom right  

B. Top right  

C. Top left

D. Anywhere 

13. What follows the date in a formal letter?  

A. Greeting  

B. Receiver’s address  

C. Subject  

D. Signature  

14. The tone of a formal letter should be —  

A. Friendly  

B. Casual  

C. Respectful and direct  

D. Humorous  

15. A letter to the editor should include —  

A. Jokes  

B. Personal opinions  

C. News updates  

D. Formal language and public issue  

16. Which part of a formal letter contains the main message?  

A. Heading  

B. Body  

C. Greeting  

D. Closing  

17. What is an appropriate way to begin a formal letter?  

A. Hey!  

B. Hi there!  

C. I am writing to inform you  

D. Long time no see  

18. The subject line should ..........

A. Be as long as possible  

B. Be short

C. Be in capital letters 

D. Be a complete sentence 

19. Which of these is NOT appropriate in a formal letter?  

A. Please consider  

B. ASAP  

C. I would be grateful  

D. Kindly  

20. The body of a formal letter should be written in —  

A. Slang  

B. Emoticons  

C. Proper paragraphs  

D. Text language  

21. Which is a formal expression?  

A. Lemme know  

B. I’d be glad  

C. Kindly let me know  

D. Wanna ask  

22. Where is the subject line placed in a formal letter?  

A. After greeting  

B. Before sender’s address  

C. After receiver’s address  

D. At the end  

23. What is the purpose of writing “Subject” in a formal letter?  

A. To start a paragraph  

B. To summarize the purpose  

C. To greet the reader  

D. To sign off  

24. The language in a formal letter must be —  

A. Poetic  

B. Precise and professional  

C. Personal  

D. Long and emotional  

25. A job application is an example of —  

A. Informal letter  

B. Complaint letter  

C. Semi-formal letter  

D. Formal letter