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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 383 · 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 writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  12. 12.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal 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 letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

  1. formal
  2. True
  3. informal
  4. True
  5. formal
  6. who you are talking to
  7. an informal line
  8. True
  9. informal
  10. formal
  11. “Yes”
  12. False
  13. True
  14. a formal line
  15. True
  16. True
  17. False
  18. False
  19. False
  20. informal
  21. False
  22. False
  23. “Good morning”
  24. informal
  25. False
  26. going to
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a formal line
  30. True
  31. True
  32. formal
  33. True
  34. False
  35. False
  36. False
  37. an informal line
  38. False
  39. True
  40. formal

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