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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 374 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
  3. 3.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  26. 26.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  39. 39.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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