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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 400 · 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: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
  14. 14.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
  36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
  37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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