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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 104 · 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? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  7. 7.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
  14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  24. 24.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
  31. 31.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”

Answer key

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

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