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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 246 · 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) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
  2. 2.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
  9. 9.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
  31. 31.💬 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
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  33. 33.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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