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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 705 · 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 planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
  4. 4.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
  12. 12.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
  22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
  37. 37.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  39. 39.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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