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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 965 · 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 a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
  14. 14.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
  24. 24.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
  31. 31.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
  36. 36.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
  37. 37.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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