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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 244 · 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: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  10. 10.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  22. 22.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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