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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 695 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
  2. 2.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.💬 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
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
  16. 16.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  19. 19.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
  25. 25.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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