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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 382 · 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 “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
  4. 4.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
  10. 10.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
  12. 12.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  14. 14.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  29. 29.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  31. 31.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💬 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
  33. 33.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  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: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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