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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 689 · 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 emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  11. 11.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
  17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
  27. 27.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💬 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
  31. 31.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  38. 38.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”

Answer key

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

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