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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 321 · 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.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.💬 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
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  13. 13.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  35. 35.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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