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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 316 · 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 “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
  2. 2.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
  6. 6.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
  8. 8.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.💬 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
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  26. 26.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  33. 33.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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