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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 349 · 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 a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💬 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
  17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
  22. 22.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
  34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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