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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 113 · 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? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  23. 23.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  25. 25.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”

Answer key

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

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