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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 294 · 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? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.💬 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
  3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
  19. 19.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
  28. 28.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
  39. 39.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”

Answer key

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

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