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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 369 · 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 birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
  11. 11.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
  24. 24.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
  30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  35. 35.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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