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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 161 · 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) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  16. 16.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  21. 21.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
  23. 23.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
  26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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