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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 100 · 40 questions
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Tip (Person first, then words): Formal: emails to the principal, interviews, calls to offices, letters, your supervisor at work, a panel of judges. Informal: friends, cousins, family chats, birthday messages, planning a picnic. Formal words in full: “going to”, not “gonna”; “please”, not “pls”; “Yes”, not “Yup”; “Thank you very much”, not “Thx!”.

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  1. 1.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  4. 4.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  19. 19.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  35. 35.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  37. 37.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. “I am not sure.”
  4. polite and formal
  5. informal
  6. informal
  7. formal
  8. informal
  9. informal
  10. False
  11. an informal line
  12. True
  13. True
  14. formal
  15. formal
  16. a formal line
  17. formal
  18. a formal line
  19. False
  20. False
  21. False
  22. True
  23. an informal line
  24. True
  25. informal
  26. False
  27. False
  28. False
  29. formal
  30. True
  31. formal
  32. going to
  33. informal
  34. “Good morning”
  35. False
  36. an informal line
  37. True
  38. informal
  39. False
  40. False

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