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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 269 · 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: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
  18. 18.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  26. 26.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  30. 30.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”

Answer key

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

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