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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 242 · 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.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  4. 4.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
  12. 12.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.💬 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
  20. 20.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
  31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  36. 36.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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