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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 21 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
  2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
  12. 12.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  26. 26.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  31. 31.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  33. 33.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
  36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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