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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 510 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
  34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
  36. 36.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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