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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 827 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
  2. 2.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.💬 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
  18. 18.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  21. 21.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  32. 32.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
  37. 37.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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