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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 43 · 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 a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
  11. 11.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  15. 15.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
  23. 23.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
  30. 30.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  32. 32.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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