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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 366 · 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 phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
  18. 18.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  35. 35.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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