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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 726 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.💬 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
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  19. 19.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) please (d) pleeease
  23. 23.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  35. 35.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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