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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 730 · 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 speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
  4. 4.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  21. 21.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
  35. 35.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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