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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 10 · 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.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
  20. 20.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
  27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
  31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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