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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 155 · 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: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  16. 16.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💬 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
  18. 18.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  25. 25.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  29. 29.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  31. 31.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
  36. 36.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”

Answer key

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

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