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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 181 · 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 emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  6. 6.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  20. 20.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
  21. 21.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  30. 30.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  36. 36.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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