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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 776 · 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: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
  14. 14.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  24. 24.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
  31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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