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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 488 · 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 call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💬 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
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  16. 16.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
  24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
  26. 26.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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