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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 137 · 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 would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
  11. 11.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💬 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
  28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. formal
  3. False
  4. “Good morning”
  5. True
  6. False
  7. False
  8. informal
  9. who you are talking to
  10. please
  11. polite and formal
  12. an informal line
  13. False
  14. formal
  15. False
  16. a formal line
  17. True
  18. formal
  19. True
  20. “Yes”
  21. formal
  22. informal
  23. True
  24. going to
  25. formal
  26. False
  27. a formal line
  28. False
  29. True
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. informal
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. formal
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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