Personal/ Formal
Identify the following writing style as Formal or Personal:
And so I began, as I always did, a story about an ancient city.
Personal
I ordered a burger and some fries.
The "and" in the above sentence serves as what type of connective?
a) cause and effect
b) adding
c) contrasting
b) adding
Biography is always written in the......
a) first person narrative
b) second person narrative
c) third person narrative
c) third person narrative
Phillip knew what he had done would surprise Annie. His shaky hands sweat as he rubbed them on his jeans. He laid in bed that night excited, turning and turning until fatigue eventually took over. He wondered as he drifted to sleep, what the girl would think of his poem.
The above text is trying to create what kind of feeling in the reader?
a) happiness
b) concern
c) sadness
d) excitement
d) excitement
A news lead includes
a) what the article is about
b) what the background information is
c) the author of the article
a) what the article is about
Identify the following text as Personal or Formal:
On September 11, 2001, two hijacked planes flew into the World Trade Center.
Formal
Fill in the blank below with one of the four options.
____________ Joe did the best job he could, he never was quite able to finish his work.
a) However
b) Although
c) But
a) although
Autobiography is a story which is....
a) written by a biographer
b) written by someone famous
c) written about the author
d) written by an omniscient being
c) written about the author
Which of the following words best emote stress
a) quickly
b) anxiously
c) superbly
d) smoothly
b) anxiously
A byline is what?
a) the headline
b) the author
c) the newspaper
b) the author
Which of the following sentences could be described as formal writing:
A) These goofy boys were game for anything as they quickly crashed the party.
B) Even the fiercest wild animal has some touch of pity. But I know none, and therefore am no beast
C) The studies showed that excessive consumption of coffee, chocolate, alcohol or cheese contributed to a less restful night of sleep.
D) Oh my gosh, Superjunior is coming to BSD!!
C) The studies showed that excessive consumption of coffee, chocolate, alcohol or cheese contributed to a less restful night of sleep.
Which of the following are not connectives?
a) so
b) can
c) but
d) In spite of
b) can
A news article about a person and an autobiography about the same person would differ in what way?
a) autobiography would be more personal and the article would be more formal.
b) the news article would be true and the autobiography would be fiction.
c) the news article would be better and the autobiography would be boring.
d) The news article would be written in first person and the autobiography would be written in third person.
a) autobiography would be more personal and the article would be more formal.
All of the following language could be considered emotive language except...
a) beautifully
b) hungrily
c) because
d) depressing
c) because
A news lead answers all of the following: what, where, when, why, who and......
a) Is?
b) How?
c) which?
d) This?
b) How?
Which Narrative Voice tends to be the most personal?
a) First Person
b) Third Person Omniscient
c) Fourth Person
d) Third Person Limited
a) First Person
Which of the following is a connective used for sequence?
a) However
b) Therefore
c) Then
d) Although
c) Then
A biography would most likely be written about....
a) a historical person
b) Mickey Mouse
c) the history of cartoons
d) the history of words
a) a historical person
Which of the following is most likely to use emotive language?
a) a map
b) an origami tutorial
c) a news article
d) an advertisement
d) an advertisement
The date shown near the Headline is the date....
a) that the event took place
b) that the story was printed
c) that the person in the story was born
d) that the author got permission to print the story
b) that the story was printed
Which of the following examples would most likely be a formal text?
a) a love letter
b) a news story on fashion
c) a scientific study
d) an autobiography
c) a scientific study
Which of the following functions can never be used for connectives?
a) sequence
b) cause and effect
c) contrast
d) location
d) location
Autobiography will most likely be written in...
a) the present tense
b) the present perfect tense
c) the past tense
d) the future tense
c) the past tense
I looked over the never ending pile of worksheets. I flipped through them, each one more difficult than the last. I knew I was going to be in for a night of drudgery. I knew the deadline was approaching, so I started to write vigorously. My pencil broke and I knew I was going to have to wake up Mom. Or maybe I should just forget the whole thing. It was doubtful I would ever finish anyway.
What feeling is the top text emoting?
a) futility
b) sleepiness
c) excitement
d) empathy
a) futility
Most news stories tend to be written in a _________ way
a) personal and informal
b) impersonal and formal
c) rude and cold
d) personal and formal
b) impersonal and formal