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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 62 · 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: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  26. 26.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  29. 29.💬 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
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
  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: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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