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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 199 · 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 texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
  12. 12.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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