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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 156 · 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? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
  6. 6.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  18. 18.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  22. 22.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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