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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 700 · 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 scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend 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.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
  40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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