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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 337 · 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 speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
  5. 5.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  16. 16.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  27. 27.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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