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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 347 · 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 texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
  17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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