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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 732 · 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 texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  4. 4.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  5. 5.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  11. 11.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  22. 22.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  35. 35.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”

Answer key

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

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