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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 752 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
  3. 3.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
  16. 16.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.💬 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
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  35. 35.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
  37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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