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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 343 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
  3. 3.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
  7. 7.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧭 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
  9. 9.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  22. 22.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”

Answer key

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

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