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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 809 · 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 call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  21. 21.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💬 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
  29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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