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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 140 · 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: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
  13. 13.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
  25. 25.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  36. 36.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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