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Formal and Informal Sentences

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following sentences is formal?

a)

How are you?

b)

How is it going?

c)

How have you been?

d)

How is life?

2.

The minister of foreign affairs is going to make an official statement. She will use.... because...

a)

Informal language, because the statement is for public

b)

Formal language, because she is the expert

c)

Informal, because it is optional

d)

Formal language, because the statement is for public

3.

This sentence is informal...

a)

I do not like it

b)

We won't be there

c)

I will never give up

d)

It does not appear

4.

Thank you Arancha and Marise for co-hosting this meeting and I hope you are all in good health.

a)

Formal language

b)

Informal language

5.

"I put up with his shenanigans for so long that the two of us would have passed for brothers."

a)

Formal language

b)

Informal language

6.

"I cannot go to school today because my car refused to start."

a)

Formal language

b)

Informal language

7.

"My rad Delorean zapped me all the way to the 2020s.“

a)

Formal language

b)

Informal language

8.

We can use informal language when we talk to..

a)

Friends

b)

Older people

c)

People we do not know

d)

Teachers

9.

"I endured his shenanigans for so long that the two of us seemed like brothers."

a)

Formal language

b)

Informal language

10.

What is another term for formal style?

a)

Traditional

b)

Academic

c)

Casual

d)

Conversational

11.

Which of the following sentences does NOT use slang?

a)

On a hot day, we just have to power through.

b)

After a game, I need to catch some zzzs.

c)

During the day, every minute matters.

d)

At NOMS, students hafta be polite.

12.

Which of the following sentences is formal?

a)

A) Could you please provide the report by tomorrow?

b)

B) Can you give me the report by tomorrow?

c)

C) Gimme the report by tomorrow, okay?

d)

D) I need the report by tomorrow, thanks!

13.

Identify the informal sentence from the options below.

a)

A) I am unable to attend the meeting.

b)

B) I can't make it to the meeting.

c)

C) I will not be able to attend the meeting.

d)

D) I am not attending the meeting.

14.

In which situation is it most appropriate to use formal language?

a)

A) Writing a letter to a friend

b)

B) Sending an email to a professor

c)

C) Texting a family member

d)

D) Chatting with a colleague during lunch

15.

Which sentence uses informal language?

a)

A) I would appreciate your assistance.

b)

B) Could you help me out?

c)

C) I require your help.

d)

D) I need your assistance.