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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 558 · 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: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  30. 30.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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