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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 476 · 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: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
  10. 10.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (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 an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
  22. 22.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
  25. 25.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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