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Formal/Informal Language and Tone

Authored by Shainna Pickens

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 213+ times

Formal/Informal Language and Tone
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

With whom should you use formal language?

Your best friend

Your pet

Authority figures

Your cousins

Tags

CCSS.SL.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2E

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.W.8.2E

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which example is the most formal?

We are sorry to say that...

We regret to inform you that...

We are sorry to tell you that...

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2E

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.SL.8.6

CCSS.W.8.1D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of tone is in the following sentence?


"If I don’t have a ball delivered at my front door by the end of the week, then I’m going to come to the warehouse and take one. I better get my kickball really fast."

Demanding

Threatening

Tentative

Joyful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is wrong with this Schoology message? (There may be more than one answer to choose.)


"Why did you give me a F on my assignment?"

It has incorrect grammar.

It's rude.

It has misspelled words.

It doesn't have enough information.

Tags

CCSS.SL.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2E

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.SL.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ________ of the words you write is just as important to meaning as the words themselves.

syntax

tone

grammar

spelling

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Should you ever say "Idk" when writing to your teacher?

Yes

No

Tags

CCSS.SL.6.6

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.SL.7.6

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Identify the words that are only okay to use in informal texting situations.

plz

wanna

cuz

gon

Tags

CCSS.SL.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2E

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.SL.8.6

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