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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 24 · 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 chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  7. 7.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
  13. 13.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  29. 29.💬 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
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
  32. 32.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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