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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 758 · 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: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
  4. 4.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
  5. 5.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  10. 10.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
  15. 15.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  25. 25.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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