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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 190 · 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) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
  7. 7.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💬 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
  17. 17.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  22. 22.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
  23. 23.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”

Answer key

  1. formal
  2. going to
  3. “Thank you very much.”
  4. an informal line
  5. a formal line
  6. “Yes”
  7. False
  8. formal
  9. True
  10. informal
  11. False
  12. please
  13. formal
  14. False
  15. True
  16. a formal line
  17. True
  18. False
  19. True
  20. True
  21. a formal line
  22. who you are talking to
  23. True
  24. True
  25. False
  26. formal
  27. formal
  28. True
  29. True
  30. False
  31. False
  32. formal
  33. an informal line
  34. False
  35. False
  36. informal
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. “Good morning”

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