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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 638 · 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 talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
  3. 3.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
  19. 19.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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