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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 842 · 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 family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
  12. 12.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  25. 25.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) please
  32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  34. 34.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
  36. 36.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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