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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 451 · 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: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
  8. 8.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
  13. 13.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  16. 16.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  20. 20.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  35. 35.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 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

Answer key

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

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