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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 254 · 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) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) please
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  5. 5.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
  7. 7.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
  32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  36. 36.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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