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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 444 · 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 a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
  26. 26.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

  1. False
  2. formal
  3. informal
  4. False
  5. an informal line
  6. please
  7. “I am not sure.”
  8. formal
  9. going to
  10. an informal line
  11. a formal line
  12. an informal line
  13. an informal line
  14. “Yes”
  15. a formal line
  16. False
  17. informal
  18. False
  19. False
  20. True
  21. informal
  22. False
  23. False
  24. a formal line
  25. “Good morning”
  26. True
  27. False
  28. a formal line
  29. True
  30. formal
  31. True
  32. True
  33. False
  34. formal
  35. formal
  36. False
  37. False
  38. formal
  39. False
  40. informal

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