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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 57 · 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: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
  13. 13.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
  20. 20.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  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: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  31. 31.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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