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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 339 · 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.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  7. 7.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  9. 9.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (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.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
  20. 20.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
  29. 29.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
  33. 33.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

  1. who you are talking to
  2. a formal line
  3. informal
  4. formal
  5. formal
  6. a formal line
  7. False
  8. “Yes”
  9. False
  10. formal
  11. True
  12. False
  13. an informal line
  14. formal
  15. informal
  16. True
  17. a formal line
  18. False
  19. “Thank you very much.”
  20. True
  21. True
  22. formal
  23. True
  24. an informal line
  25. True
  26. formal
  27. True
  28. polite and formal
  29. False
  30. going to
  31. informal
  32. please
  33. False
  34. informal
  35. True
  36. False
  37. False
  38. True
  39. False
  40. informal

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