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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 128 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  21. 21.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
  26. 26.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
  35. 35.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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