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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 143 · 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 family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  7. 7.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  11. 11.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  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 talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
  26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  35. 35.💬 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
  36. 36.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
  37. 37.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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