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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 850 · 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 talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  3. 3.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
  7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
  9. 9.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  26. 26.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda
  30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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