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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 935 · 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 speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.💬 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
  9. 9.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
  12. 12.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  32. 32.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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