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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 358 · 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) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
  7. 7.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  14. 14.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
  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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal 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 speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
  25. 25.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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