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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 534 · 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 family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  8. 8.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
  14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
  18. 18.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  24. 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  27. 27.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  30. 30.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  34. 34.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
  35. 35.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💬 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
  38. 38.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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