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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 450 · 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: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  9. 9.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  15. 15.💬 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
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  22. 22.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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