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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 421 · 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: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  5. 5.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  7. 7.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💬 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
  9. 9.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (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: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  26. 26.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
  33. 33.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  36. 36.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda

Answer key

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

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