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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 121 · 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: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  16. 16.🧭 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
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
  20. 20.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
  27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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