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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 304 · 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 look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
  4. 4.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
  8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
  11. 11.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
  21. 21.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  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: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
  36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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