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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 13 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.💬 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
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. informal
  2. a formal line
  3. informal
  4. True
  5. False
  6. True
  7. True
  8. going to
  9. informal
  10. False
  11. False
  12. True
  13. True
  14. informal
  15. formal
  16. False
  17. True
  18. False
  19. True
  20. False
  21. informal
  22. formal
  23. True
  24. informal
  25. formal
  26. False
  27. an informal line
  28. False
  29. formal
  30. a formal line
  31. True
  32. a formal line
  33. an informal line
  34. formal
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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