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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 230 · 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 “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  2. 2.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  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: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
  6. 6.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
  14. 14.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (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) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
  29. 29.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💬 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
  31. 31.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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