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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 496 · 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 a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
  4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  26. 26.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
  30. 30.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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