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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 261 · 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? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  16. 16.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
  20. 20.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
  24. 24.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  32. 32.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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