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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 122 · 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: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  17. 17.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  26. 26.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
  30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
  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 chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  39. 39.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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