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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 162 · 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 a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  7. 7.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plz
  10. 10.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.💬 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
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  16. 16.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
  20. 20.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  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: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  36. 36.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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