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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 749 · 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 call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.💬 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
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  20. 20.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
  37. 37.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
  39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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