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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 258 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧭 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
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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