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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 141 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
  3. 3.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.💬 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
  7. 7.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  16. 16.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
  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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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