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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 859 · 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 chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
  8. 8.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  15. 15.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  17. 17.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
  19. 19.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  25. 25.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
  35. 35.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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