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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 766 · 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 a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
  11. 11.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
  14. 14.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  22. 22.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
  23. 23.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  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: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.💬 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
  33. 33.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  36. 36.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”

Answer key

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

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