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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 397 · 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.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
  12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  16. 16.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
  18. 18.💬 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
  19. 19.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
  40. 40.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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