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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 240 · 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 “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  2. 2.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
  7. 7.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
  12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  21. 21.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
  28. 28.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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