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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 151 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
  2. 2.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  22. 22.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  38. 38.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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