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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 424 · 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 emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
  5. 5.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  20. 20.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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