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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 876 · 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: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
  19. 19.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  23. 23.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
  26. 26.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
  35. 35.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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