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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 120 · 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) 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.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.💬 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
  10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
  15. 15.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  24. 24.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
  28. 28.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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