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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 245 · 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: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) going to (d) gotta
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  6. 6.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  8. 8.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
  20. 20.💬 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
  21. 21.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
  34. 34.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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