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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 932 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) plss (d) please
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
  18. 18.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
  23. 23.💬 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
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
  25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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