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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 969 · 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 family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.💬 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
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
  23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  26. 26.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal 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: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
  38. 38.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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