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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 159 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) going to (d) gotta
  2. 2.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
  22. 22.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧭 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
  26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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