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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 389 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  7. 7.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
  18. 18.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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