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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 198 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  8. 8.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
  16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
  25. 25.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  36. 36.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  39. 39.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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