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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 807 · 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: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
  21. 21.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
  22. 22.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
  38. 38.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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