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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 559 · 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 speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  21. 21.💬 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
  22. 22.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  25. 25.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  27. 27.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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