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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 107 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
  24. 24.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  30. 30.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  40. 40.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a formal line
  2. an informal line
  3. True
  4. False
  5. True
  6. False
  7. False
  8. formal
  9. formal
  10. “Yes”
  11. please
  12. formal
  13. True
  14. “Thank you very much.”
  15. formal
  16. True
  17. a formal line
  18. False
  19. informal
  20. True
  21. informal
  22. informal
  23. “Good morning”
  24. True
  25. True
  26. False
  27. False
  28. informal
  29. an informal line
  30. False
  31. True
  32. who you are talking to
  33. informal
  34. True
  35. False
  36. an informal line
  37. formal
  38. True
  39. a formal line
  40. True

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