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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 135 · 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.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
  4. 4.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💬 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
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
  7. 7.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
  12. 12.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
  27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
  34. 34.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  38. 38.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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