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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 182 · 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) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  8. 8.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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