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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Letter Writing (Informal) (Questions)

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In English, informal letters are much more 'laid back', but there are still one or two things you should remember. Learn how to write letters to friends, relatives and people you know!

Here is our third Letter Writing quiz.

A letter to a friend is known as .......

[ ]	A business letter
[ ]	A formal letter
[ ]	A letter of application
[ ]	An informal letter

The first item given at the top right of the page is .......

[ ]	Recipient address
[ ]	Reference stating why you are writing
[ ]	Sender address
[ ]	The greeting or salutation

You greet your friend as .......

[ ]	Dear ....... (first name)
[ ]	Dear ....... (family name)
[ ]	Dear Madam
[ ]	Dear Sir

The information in your letter then follows as .......

[ ]	A chapter
[ ]	Columns
[ ]	One block
[ ]	Paragraphs

You begin a new paragraph .......

[ ]	When you begin a new sentence
[ ]	When you carry on an idea
[ ]	When you change to a new idea
[ ]	When you have more of the same information

The first sentence of a paragraph is called .......

[ ]	The new sentence
[ ]	The opening sentence
[ ]	The paragraph sentence
[ ]	The topic sentence

When writing an informal letter you might begin .......

[ ]	How are you?
[ ]	I write with reference to
[ ]	Please find attached
[ ]	To whom it may concern

When writing an informal letter include .......

[ ]	Date
[ ]	Recipient address
[ ]	Reference stating why you are writing
[ ]	Your signature and your printed name

In an informal letter your concluding paragraph says .......

[ ]	You hope the recipient will read your application
[ ]	You hope to read the recipient's news soon
[ ]	You hope to read the sender's news soon
[ ]	You will take the complaint further

10.

You close the informal letter with .......

[ ]	Best wishes/Regards/Love from
[ ]	Yours
[ ]	Yours faithfully
[ ]	Yours sincerely

English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Letter Writing (Informal) (Answers)

A letter to a friend is known as .......

[ ]	A business letter
[ ]	A formal letter
[ ]	A letter of application
[x]	An informal letter

Informal letters use informal tones and frameworks

The first item given at the top right of the page is .......

[ ]	Recipient address
[ ]	Reference stating why you are writing
[x]	Sender address
[ ]	The greeting or salutation

Your friend will be able to see who is writing at a glance

You greet your friend as .......

[x]	Dear ....... (first name)
[ ]	Dear ....... (family name)
[ ]	Dear Madam
[ ]	Dear Sir

'Dear John'/ 'Dear Jane'

The information in your letter then follows as .......

[ ]	A chapter
[ ]	Columns
[ ]	One block
[x]	Paragraphs

Always separate information into paragraphs

You begin a new paragraph .......

[ ]	When you begin a new sentence
[ ]	When you carry on an idea
[x]	When you change to a new idea
[ ]	When you have more of the same information

A new paragraph = a new idea

The first sentence of a paragraph is called .......

[ ]	The new sentence
[ ]	The opening sentence
[ ]	The paragraph sentence
[x]	The topic sentence

The topic sentence states the subject of the paragraph

When writing an informal letter you might begin .......

[x]	How are you?
[ ]	I write with reference to
[ ]	Please find attached
[ ]	To whom it may concern

Ask how your friend is before telling your own news

When writing an informal letter include .......

[x]	Date
[ ]	Recipient address
[ ]	Reference stating why you are writing
[ ]	Your signature and your printed name

You do not need to include these other suggestions!

In an informal letter your concluding paragraph says .......

[ ]	You hope the recipient will read your application
[x]	You hope to read the recipient's news soon
[ ]	You hope to read the sender's news soon
[ ]	You will take the complaint further

It is your friend's turn to write you a letter now!

10.

You close the informal letter with .......

[x]	Best wishes/Regards/Love from
[ ]	Yours
[ ]	Yours faithfully
[ ]	Yours sincerely

Use a suitable informal ending then write your name