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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 174 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
  13. 13.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  16. 16.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) going to (d) gotta
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) plss (d) please
  29. 29.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”

Answer key

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

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