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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 493 · 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 writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
  21. 21.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) going to (d) gotta
  26. 26.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal

Answer key

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

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