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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 548 · 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 emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
  17. 17.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
  22. 22.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  29. 29.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
  32. 32.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  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 a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”

Answer key

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

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