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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 267 · 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 planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  8. 8.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) plss (d) please
  11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. informal
  2. True
  3. formal
  4. an informal line
  5. “Thank you very much.”
  6. informal
  7. “I am not sure.”
  8. True
  9. “Yes”
  10. please
  11. True
  12. informal
  13. “Good morning”
  14. an informal line
  15. polite and formal
  16. an informal line
  17. formal
  18. True
  19. False
  20. True
  21. True
  22. False
  23. formal
  24. False
  25. True
  26. informal
  27. formal
  28. a formal line
  29. True
  30. informal
  31. formal
  32. False
  33. formal
  34. False
  35. formal
  36. informal
  37. False
  38. a formal line
  39. False
  40. False

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