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Formal Letter Writing Online Quiz

A comprehensive quiz testing knowledge of formal letter writing including formatting, salutations, closings, and appropriate usage.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these would be good connectives to include in a letter

  1. Additionally
  2. Hello
  3. table
  4. pen
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

You close an informal letter with

  1. Yours sincerely
  2. Kind regards/many thanks
  3. Yours faithfully
  4. Kisses
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

You begin a new paragraph when you..

  1. you start a new sentence
  2. change the subject
  3. carry on an idea
  4. have some more of the same information
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The information in your letter's mainbody should be written in..

  1. columns
  2. one block
  3. single sentences
  4. paragraphs
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When you write a formal letter, which side of the page should the recipient's address go on?

  1. The middle
  2. The left
  3. The right
  4. At the bottom
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these is a good way to end a formal letter?

  1. say how much you like the person you are writing to
  2. say how nice you are
  3. say what you would like to happen next
  4. Ask them about the weather
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these is a good way to start a formal letter?

  1. By saying why you are writing
  2. Hello there,
  3. How's things?
  4. 'Sup bro
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If you were writing a formal letter to someone whose name you knew, how would you finish it?

  1. With love from
  2. Yours sincerely
  3. Yours faithfully
  4. Laters!
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If you knew the name of the person you were writing to, how would you start a formal letter?

  1. Dear Mr/Mrs (and put their name here)
  2. Just write their name with no 'Dear'
  3. Dear Sir or Dear Madam
  4. Dear Tarquin
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If you didn't know a person's name, how would you start a letter?

  1. Dear Sir, Dear Madam or Dear Sir or Madam
  2. Dear Mr, Dear Mrs or Dear Mr or Mrs
  3. My dearest Sir, My dearest Madam or My dearest Sir or Madam
  4. Hey there
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The date of writing the letter should be.......

  1. Not written anywhere
  2. Written at the top under the sender address
  3. Written at the very end
  4. Written before your signature.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A formal letter beginning with 'Dear Sir/Madam,'should end .......

  1. Best wishes,
  2. With love,
  3. Yours faithfully,
  4. Yours sincerely,
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A formal letter should begin with .......

  1. Dear Evie,
  2. Dear John,
  3. Dear Mum,
  4. Dear Sir/Madam,
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these would require an informal letter?

  1. For a job application
  2. To a company complaining about faulty goods
  3. To a friend
  4. To your local newspaper
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these would require a formal letter?

  1. A blog
  2. A job application
  3. To a friend
  4. To a relative
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