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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 956 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
  5. 5.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  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.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
  22. 22.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
  25. 25.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
  30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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