6 Letter Writing

1. What is the purpose of writing a le tter to the editor? 11. The topic o f a le tter to an editor is:
(a) To express one's request (a) Purpose (b) Content
(b) To express one's opinion or give comment on a (c) Audience (d) Format
current issue 12. A _ _ _ is a greeting used in a letter.
(c) To give warning about the issue (a) date (b) closing
(d) To inform the readers about a certain issue (c) salutations (d) body
2. Which of the following is the correct tone for letter to 13. 33, Jal Vihar,
the editor?
Wazirabad,
(a) personal (b) formal New Delhi-33
(c) amusing (d) serious
The Editor,
3. How should we address the audience of the letter?
Hindustan Times,
(a) Dear Sir/Madam or Dear Editor,
New Delhi.
(b) To The Editor,
(c) Sir/Madam, Subj ect: Need for people's movement for the clean
Yamuna
(d) To Whom it may Concern
4. One of the main parts of the le tter that includes the Dear Editor,
address and date. In some cases, it is okay to just I am Radha G member of NGO AWAAZ. I am writing
write the date. to you in order to highlight the deteriorating condition
(a) Signature (b) Salutation/Greeting of the river Yamuna.
(c) Body (d) Heading The city of Delhi is getting contaminated water from
5. It is the main text of your letter. the river Yamuna. The residents are to be blamed
(a) Closing (b) Signature for this. They pollute the river with garbage, sewage
and filth. The river water is full of bacteria, p lastic,
(c) Heading (d) Body chemicals an d other waste m aterials. It is unfit for
6. Your letter to an editor should always include_ _ _ consumption.
(a) A long opening paragraph The people have been demanding a Water Treatment
(b) A brief opening paragraph which introduces your Plant. The authorities have not yet responded to the
reason of writing repeated requests.
(c) Bullet points with main reason for writing I request you to highlight the problem in your
newspaper and arouse public interest. We all need to
(d) A polite opening asking about the health.
get together in order to get the plant set up in the area.
7. The reason with which you write a letter to an editor
What is missing in the given letter?
is:
(a) Body (b) Salu tations
(a) Purpose (b) Content
(c) Date (d )Closing
(c) Au dience (d)Format
14. I am Sakshi/ Sameer, a concerned resident of the city
8. It is one of the main p art of a letter that includes a
short capitalised expression such as 'sincerely' of of Mohali. I am writing you this letter to draw your
' love' and is followed by a comma. attention towards the problem of growing invasion of
slums on the roadsides of Moh ali. Since the last few
(a) Salutation (b) Closing
months, slums have been multiplying in places like
(c) Date (d) Body footpaths, empty parks, and market areas. Slums on
9. This is w h at you sign your n am e b eginning directly the roadside create difficulty in the movement of traffic
after the closing? and cause unnecessary jams. The living conditions are
(a) Closing (b) Signature also risky for those living so close to speedily passing
(c) Body (d) Salutation vehicles. I request you to publish my grievance in
the columns of your newspaper. This would help in
10. The layout of a letter to an editor is: making the city authorities aware of the problems
(a) Purpose (b) Con tent faced by the city folks and they w ill be required to take
(c) Au dience (d)Format taking necessary actions for public welfare.

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 What is the purpose of the given letter? Nowadays, with a pandemic on the rise, cleanliness
(a) Opinion on issues of public interest and hygiene has become one of our major concern. In
(b) Giving suggestion s the times when we all are sitting safely at our homes,
(c) Complaint these brave people have taken the responsibility of
keeping our hospitals, roads and streets clean. They
(d) Request
are bravely facing the risks and are doing their jobs
15. Shobha in a dedicated manner. We should all be thankful for
4, Gandhinagar their precious service.
Mumbai.
I request you to publish my letter in your newspaper
Dated: 15th March 20XX so that the people realise the importance of cleanliness
workers in our society and give them the respect they
The Editor
rightly deserve.
Hindustan News
Mumbai. Yours faithfully
Respected Ma'am/ Sir Manu/ Meena

Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, What is the missing part in the given letter to an
I would like to draw people's attention towards editor?
the valiant service extended by the cleanliness (a) Salutations (b) Subject
and sanitation workers of our country during the (c) Closing (d) Date
COVID-19 outbreak.

Answers
1. (b) To express one's opinion or give comment on a 8. (b) Closing
current issue 9. (b) Signature
2. (b) formal 10. (d) Format
3. (a) Dear Sir/Madam or Dear Editor, 11. (b) Content
4. (d) Heading 12. (c) salutations
5. (d) Body 13. (d) Closing
6. (b) A brief opening paragraph which introduces your 14. (a) Opinion on issues of public interest
reason of writing 15. (b) Subject
7. (a) Purpose
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