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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 391 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  31. 31.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
  34. 34.💬 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
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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