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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 542 · 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.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
  5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
  19. 19.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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