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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 25 · 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) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  9. 9.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
  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.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💬 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
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
  24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
  30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  35. 35.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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