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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 145 · 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: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
  10. 10.💬 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
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
  24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  26. 26.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease

Answer key

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

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