LETTER TO EDITOR MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS |

1 What is letter writing?

(a) It is giving information through message writing.
(b) Any written statement can be called a letter.
c) It is a process where we communicate in writing.
d People write letters to improve their writing skills.
2. What is the purpose behind writing a letter to the editor?
(a) To inform the readers about a current issue.
(b) To express a request.
(c) To express one’s opinion on a current issue.
(d) To warn the editor about an issue.
3 How would you write a salutation in a formal letter?
a. Dear sir, Dear Editor
b Dear Sir/Madam
c To the Editor
d To whomsoever it may concern.
4 What are the concluding lines in a complaint letter?
a. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
b. We are eagerly waiting for your reply.
c. I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
d. I hope my letter would open your eyes regarding this matter.
5 Which of the following options would you choose while writing a sick leave
application to the school principal?
a. Yours Faithfully/Yours Obediently
b. your well-wisher
c. Your’s Faithfully
d. Yours Truly
6 Which of the following are needed to write a formal letter?
a. Contact details of the receiver
b. Date
c. both a and b
d. None of the above
7 Why is ‘Subject’ written in a formal letter?
a. the subject line talks about the purpose of the letter.
b. it tells about the writer’s choices.
c. the subject line is not important in a formal letter.
d. Subject line makes the letter attractive.
8 Choose the correct format from the following.
(a)You’rs
(b) Your’s
(c) Yours
(d) Yours’
9 What is the name given to the address at the top of a formal letter?
a. Starting Lines
b. Receiver’s Address
c. Sender’s Address
d Heading
10 How to end the main body of a formal letter?
a By showing your love for the recipient.
b By discussing the weather in your city.
c By discussing the recipient’s health and well being.
d. By telling the recipient what he/she should be doing next.
11 If you don’t know the recipient’s name how would you address the recipient
of the letter?
a. Dear Mr/Mrs
b. My dear
c. Hello
d. Dear Sir/Madam.
12 Where would you write the main part of a formal letter?
a. Opening part of the letter
b. Closing part of the letter.
c. After the salutation
d. In the body of the letter.
13 What type of letter leaves the desired effect on the recipient of the letter?
a. It should be grammatically correct.
b. It should be in the proper format.
c. It should be relevant and to the point.
d. All of these.
14 The tone of a complaint letter should be
a. angry
b. frustrated
c. polite
d. sympathetic
15 How would you address the recipient in an editorial letter?
a. The Editor
b. Editor
c. The Journalist
d. The Newspaper Writer

1C

2C
3.B
4C
5A
6C
7A
8C
9C
10 D
11 D
12 D
13 D
14 C
15 A
TERM 1 LETTER WRITING MCQ CLASS 10 | LETTER OF
COMPLAINT MCQ CLASS 10 | MCQ ON FORMAL LETTERS
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A formal letter has been given below. Some of the portions have been left blank.
Fill in the spaces by choosing the correct option. The unsanitary conditions in
your colony are causing multiple diseases. Write a letter to the municipal
Commissioner bringing the problem to his notice and request him to take urgent
action in the matter. You are Ravindra/ Rani of B 12/44 Loni, Ghaziabad of
Ankur Vihar, Loni, Ghaziabad.

(i) ………………………
Loni. Ghaziabad
Uttar Pradesh 201XXX
(14) ………………….
The Municipal Commissioner
Loni
Ghaziabad 201XXX
(15) ……………….
Subject: Unsanitary conditions in the colony
I have been a resident of Ankur Vihar, Loni, Ghaziabad for the past 8
years. I would like to bring to your notice (16) ……..
Rubbish and garbage lie in heaps. Lack of drainage system raises a
persistent foul smell in the area.
During the rainy season, water stagnates in pits on the street which makes
the whole condition even worse. These become the breeding ground for
mosquitoes, which expose the residents to multiple diseases like dengue,
malaria, etc. Our colony has become an unhealthy and disease-prone
area. Every day, someone or the other is succumbing to deadly diseases.
Some of the families have also shifted to better localities
You are requested to take immediate remedial action to set things right.
Thanking you.
(17) …………..
Rani

From the following choices select the correct option for the blanks in the
letter given above.

13 (a) Ankur Enclave, B 12/44

(b) Ankur Vihar, B 12/44
(c) B 12/22 Loni, Ghaziabad
(d) B 12/44, Ankur Vihar

(d) B 12/44, Ankur Vihar

14 (a) 20th August 20XX
(b) 20 Aug. 20XX
(c) August 20, 20XX
(d) 20 August, 20XX

(c) August 20, 20XX

15 (a) dear Sir/madam

(b) Dear sir/madam
(c) Dear Sir/Madam
(d) Dear sir, madam

(c) Dear Sir/Madam

16 (a) the sanitary conditions in our colony

(b) the condition of our locality
(c) the colony’s condition
(d) our condition sanitary

(a) the sanitary conditions in our colony

17 (a) your sincerely

(b) Yours faithfully
(c) Faithfuly Yours
(d) faithfully yours

(b) Yours faithfully