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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 82 · 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 an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
  25. 25.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
  28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  29. 29.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  40. 40.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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