CBSE Class 10 English Letter Writing Worksheet Set A

Letters are a very effective means of communication for keeping contact with friends and relatives, who live at a distance. They can be used to share most intimate thoughts and feelings, convey messages which we hesitate to utter on phone, to invite, remind, advice and appreciate or to complain. A letter can be more expressive, emotional and can be preserved for posterity. Broadly speaking, there are two types of letters:

246 Dwarka

Delhi 

April 13, 2015

 

Dear Rashmi

As regards my support and guidance, you can come to me anytime. I’ll be very happy to help you as best as I can.

 

Formal letters include letters to officials, editors, business, houses colleagues and mere acquaintances. We use a formal, impersonal yet pleasing tone.

 

 

• Be polite and formal.

•Start by introducing yourself and describing the purpose of writing.

• Briefly describe the news item and date of its publication/give details of what you would like the concerned official to do.

• Give your comments/feedback on it.

• Conclude with a hope, an appeal or a suggestion as required.

• Be straight forward and to the point.

• Be brief and relevant.

 

 

• SENDER’S ADDRESS

• DATE

• RECEIVER’S ADDRESS

• SALUTATION (DEAR…)

• SUBJECT

• BODY

• (INTRODUCTION, PROBLEM,CAUSE,EFFECTS& CONCLUSION)

• LEAVE TAKING (Yours truly)

• SIGNATURE

• NAME (DESIGNATION)

 

SAMPLE FORMAL LETTER :
Write a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper to highlight the problem of water shortage in your area in about 120 words.
56 Anjum Road
Dariyaganj
Delhi
October 26 2014
The Editor
The Hindustan Times
New Delhi
Dear Madam
Subject: Need to conserve water.
It’s not communal riots, traffic jams or soaring crime graph that pose the gravest threat to the Delhiites; it’s a water famine that is raring to happen. With its population bursting at the seams, the capital experiences an acute water shortage, particularly in summers.
Thus the populace has a reason to panic. To make matters worse, people continue to waste precious drinking water in washing cars, bathing animals as well as in making buildings and maintaining gardens. This is absurd and criminal. The Delhi Jal Board also fails to repair or replace leaking water pipes on time.
The need of the hour is to stop the wastage of water and start water harvesting and conservation and even recycling. The government NGO and the public must join hands to prevent Delhi from dying of thirst otherwise we will have “not a drop to drink”.
Yours truly
Karan Chaudhary

(1) You are interested in learning fashion technology through a correspondence course. Write a letter to the Principal of National Fashion Institute D.R. Das Road, Rampur, enquiring about the details of the fees and duration of the correspondence course in Fashion Technology offered by them. Imagine yourself to be Vishal, who is living at sector 19, Sangeet Bhavan, Rampur.

Question. Select the appropriate subject for the letter.
(a) Information regarding the correspondence course in fashion technology
(b) Enquiry for details of the courses
(c) Enquiry for the details of correspondence course in fashion technology
(d) Details about National Fashion Institute
Answer. C

Question. Select the appropriate option that completes the beginning line appropriately.
I am interested in ___________.
(a) joining the fashion technology course offered by your institute
(b) your institute courses
(c) courses advertised
(d) none of the above
Answer. A

Question. Select the option with relevant aspects to be included in the body of the letter.
(i) About institute
(ii) Details of the courses
(iii) Your qualification
(iv) Duration and fee structure of the course
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iv)
(c) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii)
Answer. C

Question. Where should the courteous leaving–taking be mentioned in a letter of enquiry?
(a) Top left corner
(b) Top Right corner
(c) At the end
(d) Bottom right corner
Answer. C

Question. Select the option that correctly justifies the choice of the concluding portion of this letter.
(a) Looking forward to an early response
(b) Kindly send me the details
(c) I have just cleared my class XII examination
(d) I am interested in the course of Fashion Technology
Answer. A

Question. Which option should Vishal select to elaborate on the enquiry regarding the course?
(i) Duration of the course
(ii) Course content and fees structure
(iii) Student list who are joining
(iv) Lodging facility, if available
(a) (i) 
(b) (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Answer. C

(2) Smriti, a student of class 12th and residence of 11, British colony, New Delhi, wants to be a choreographer. She writes to the National Institute of Choreography, Mumbai, seeking information about their course, admission procedure, eligibility criteria and other necessary details.

Question. Select the appropriate subject for the letter.
(a)Details of courses
(b)Letter of details
(c)Enquiry regarding courses in choreography
(d)Request letter
Answer. C

Question. Which of these details is not required in the above mentioned letter of enquiry?
(a) Details of institute administrative
(b) Demanding for prospectus
(c) Details of courses
(d) Details of eligibility criteria
Answer. A

Question. Select the appropriate option that completes the beginning line of the letter appropriately.
Refer red to your advertisement regarding_______________
(a)I am very much interested in your institute
(b)electric fixtures in our newly built school hostels
(c)courses offered by your institute
(d)the post of a choreographer
Answer. C

Question. Select the option with relevant aspects that Smriti should select for this letter.
(i) Administration details
(ii) Details about courses
(iii) Fees details
(iv) Details about teachers
(a) (i), (ii), (iii)
(b) (ii), (iii)
(c) (i), (iii), (iv)
(d)(ii), (iii), (iv)
Answer. B

Question. Select the option that correctly justifies the choice of the concluding portion of this letter.
(a) Kindly send us the latest prospectus of the institute
(b) We request credit in terms of payment
(c) Details of institute infrastructure
(d) Kindly reply to my request of hiring a choreographer
Answer. A

Question. Which of the following statement is true in respect of the given letter?
I. General enquiry letters do not result in any business returns.
II. Above letter of enquiry is related to seeking information about the courses and other necessary details.
(a) Only II
(b) Only I
(c) Both I and II
(d) None of these
Answer. A

(3)You are Rajini, a resident of 59, Sector 3, JK colony, Banglore. You are interested in joining the course in communication skills advertised by the Elite School of Language, North Extension-I. Write a letter of enquiry for the same.

Question. Where should the firm's name and address be mentioned in a letter of enquiry?
(a)Top left corner
(b)Top right corner
(c) Bottom left corner
(d) Bottom right corner
Answer. A

Question. Select the appropriate subject for the letter.
(a) Enquiry of course
(b) Elite School of Language
(c) Quotation for course
(d) All of the above
Answer. A

Question. Select the appropriate option that completes the beginning line appropriately.
This refers to_________
(a) your new course
(b) the advertisement in the newspaper
(c) development in my communication skills
(d) your communication school
Answer. B

Question. Select the option with relevant aspects to be mentioned in the body of the letter.
(i) Details about the course
(ii) Your qualification
(iii) Your personal details
(iv) Financial details of school
(a) Both (i) and (iii)
(b) Both (iii) and (iv)
(c) Both (i) and (ii)
(d) Both (ii) and (iv)
Answer. C

Question. Select the option that correctly justifies the choice of the concluding portion of this letter.
(a) Kindly provide the details of the course at the address mentioned.
(b) Would you please let me know the duration of the course?
(c) I can decide about enrolling.
(d) None of the above
Answer. A

Question. In letter writing format, a title "Respected Sir/Ma’am" is an example of_______
(a) Signed named
(b) Letter body
(c) Salutation
(d) Introduction
Answer. C

Question. You are Hritika, the Secretary of the Science Society of Mahananda Senior Secondary School, Uttrakhand. You want to take a group of thirty-five students of your school on a trip from Uttrakhand to Delhi by a deluxe bus. Write a letter to Fast and Safe Travels, Delhi, enquiring about their terms and conditions for package tours.
Answer. 
Science Society
Mahananda Senior Secondary School
Uttrakhand 4000XX
13 October 20XX
The Manager
Fast and Safe Travels
New Link Road
Delhi
Subject: Enquiry regarding package tour to Delhi
Dear Sir,I am planning to take a group of thirty five students to Delhi by a deluxe bus. The trip will be of about 10 days in November. We intend to sightseeing the route. This is the reason we have chose this mode of travelling. We also wish to do camping at night at the place suitable for the same . We expect the complete tour package arrangement from your side. Also, please suggest if we will be able to visit the famous places in these days or more days would be required. I want you to arrange for the deluxe bus, our boarding and lodging, and sightseeing. And let us know if you can make hotel arrangements. Please tell your charges too. We shall expect the discount given to large groups and to students. Also, indicate what mode of payment will be acceptable to you. I look forward for an early response so that we may finalise our programme.
Yours sincerely
Hritika

Question. You are Nishant, managing director of Apex Studies institute, Jalandhar. You are in urgent need of 10 laptops for teaching practical aspects of soft skills to students. Write a letter to Mr Sahil, manager of Optimax technologies Ltd., Jalandhar to give you information about the laptops of particular specifications you need.
Answer. 
Nishant
Managing Director
Apex Studies institute
Jalandhar
Date: November 5th, 2021
Manager
Optimax Technologies Ltd.
Jalandhar
Subject: Enquiry Letter for Laptops
Dear Mr Sahil,I am writing this letter to know about the laptops. Our institute is in urgent need of 10 laptops. We need laptops to teach our students the soft skills with its practical application. I heard of your reputed company from my friend, who is an old customer of yours. So in the expectation of receiving as good quality and services from your side I am writing the specifications I need information about
• The brand name
• The RAM size
• The processor
• The memory size
• About the anti-virus
• Period of warranty
• Anti-virus warranty period
• The price along with brands
• Hard drive size
We would like to know the details of different models available under the specifications we are looking for.
Thanking in anticipation
Yours Sincerely
Nishant