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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 787 · 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 talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  32. 32.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
  34. 34.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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