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Formal Style-7th Writing
Test Description: How to revise sentences to maintain formal style when writing
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Tommy wrote an essay arguing that students should be allowed to use their cell phones. Which sentence needs to be revised to maintain a formal voice in his essay?
A
Other teachers allow cell phones to be used during specific times.
B
There is no doubt that food can be a distraction.
C
Cell phones are amazing and fun.
D
Cell phones are a great tool to use in class.
2) Marissa wrote an essay arguing for more recess time. Which sentence needs to be revised to maintain a formal voice?
A
Students will be able to complete a full game of basketball.
B
Students will be able to form long lasting relationships.
C
More recess would help us chill out and calm down.
D
Additional recess time allows students to exercise for longer periods of time.
3) Which words should be avoided when maintaining formal style?
A
controversial
B
stupid
C
submit
D
ponder
4) Which word should be avoided in writing in formal style?
A
I
B
They
C
he
D
you
5) Which sentence from Kelly's report should he revise to maintain a formal voice?
A
He blew open doors for other African-American poets to have their voices heard.
B
He also wrote plays and prose and was a translator.
C
Langston Hughes was a poet of the Harlem Renaissance.
D
Hughes' contribution to African-American literature is significant and enduring.
6) Which sentence from Kit's report should he revise to maintain a formal voice?
A
Frost spent several years in England where he met Ezra Pound and published two books of poetry.
B
Robert Frost won an astonishing four Pulitzer Prizes, a rare honor.
C
One of the most beloved American Poets is Robert Frost.
D
You may think of Robert Frost as a poet of New England, but his subject matter is universally appealing.
7) Which sentence from Theresa's report should she revise to maintain a formal voice?
A
I have found movies made from his stories that bear little resemblance to his original work.
B
While best known for writing horror stories, Poe also wrote beautiful poetry.
C
Poe was a controversial figure no only during his life but is still so today, long after his death.
D
An orphan before the age of three, Poe grew up in Virginia under the care of John and Frances Allan.
8) To maintain a formal style, what should a writer avoid?
A
opinion
B
claims
C
fact
D
opposing side
9) Julie wrote an essay arguing for teachers to be available after school for tutoring. Which sentence needs to be revised to maintain a formal voice?
A
The tutoring I received from Mr. Gallegos on my geography homework helped me improve my grade in his class.
B
You may get so behind in class that you can never make up all the work you've missed.
C
It would be helpful if teachers would spend an hour once a week tutoring after school.
D
Other people may be able to help some, but only the teacher of the class knows what he or she intends students to learn.
10) Which sentence from Lori's report should be revised to maintain a formal style.
A
It was only after her death that her numerous poems were discovered.
B
Emily Dickinson kind of twists the English language.
C
She is best known for her unusual punctuation.
D
Dickinson spent most of her life living alone.
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