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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 130 · 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? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.💬 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
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
  38. 38.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna

Answer key

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

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