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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 998 · 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 planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  32. 32.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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