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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 322 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  31. 31.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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