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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 489 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
  20. 20.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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