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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 103 · 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) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
  3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
  9. 9.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
  19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
  22. 22.💬 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
  23. 23.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  26. 26.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  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. “Thank you very much.”
  3. False
  4. True
  5. False
  6. informal
  7. True
  8. please
  9. False
  10. a formal line
  11. False
  12. an informal line
  13. False
  14. formal
  15. True
  16. formal
  17. formal
  18. polite and formal
  19. True
  20. True
  21. “I am not sure.”
  22. a formal line
  23. True
  24. an informal line
  25. an informal line
  26. who you are talking to
  27. formal
  28. False
  29. True
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. False
  34. informal
  35. informal
  36. informal
  37. False
  38. an informal line
  39. “Good morning”
  40. False

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