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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 306 · 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.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
  10. 10.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  19. 19.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
  23. 23.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  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. False
  2. formal
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
  6. True
  7. “I am not sure.”
  8. “Yes”
  9. going to
  10. False
  11. True
  12. an informal line
  13. “Good morning”
  14. informal
  15. formal
  16. True
  17. False
  18. an informal line
  19. False
  20. False
  21. True
  22. please
  23. False
  24. True
  25. “Thank you very much.”
  26. an informal line
  27. formal
  28. informal
  29. an informal line
  30. False
  31. formal
  32. formal
  33. formal
  34. informal
  35. True
  36. a formal line
  37. an informal line
  38. formal
  39. True
  40. a formal line

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