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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 381 · 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) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
  2. 2.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
  8. 8.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  21. 21.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
  25. 25.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
  30. 30.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”

Answer key

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

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