Test: Letter Writing- 1 - Class 5 MCQ

• 'Your' is Possessive Adjective. Therefore, an Apostrophe along with an s need not be used by it to denote possession.
• 'Yours' is a Possessive Pronoun and faithfully is an Adverb of Manner which modifies it.
• 'yours faithfully' — is a phrase which is a formula for ending a formal letter in which the recipient is not addressed by name.
• From the given explanation, we can understand that 'yours faithfully' is the correct usage. 
• Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.

The 'Subject' in a formal letter should contain the aim/ purpose of the letter. it should be in brief (up to 8 words) written right after the word 'Subject', the receiver should understand the purpose of the letter at a glance. 
Salutation is the customary greetings written at the start of the body of the letter. Usually written right after the subject. 
The body of the letter contains detailed content of the letter. 
The name and address of the receiver are written above the 'Subject'. 

A communication can be formal or informal. And also a communication can be oral or written.

The idea of writing a notice is to draw attention to something or some event that would take place. All the required information must be given in a simple, concise, attractive manner so that people notice it.

Notice : Informal Communication :: Message : Formal Communication

When writing a message, we should provide complete information, we can use informal language and also use abbreviations wherever necessary. A message should have a Salutation to clearly state for whom the message is written.

Notice is written in a formal language. Since message is written in a hurry, it need not follow any particular format and language, and is thus informal.

Both the notice and message must be written in a box.

A notice should be written in clear style and language providing all the information in 50 - 60 words.

A notice is a piece of paper that is usually written and put on a notice board so that the message in the notice can be communicated to every person concerned.