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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 669 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
  3. 3.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
  9. 9.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) going to (d) gotta
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
  27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  34. 34.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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