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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 390 · 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.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  3. 3.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
  7. 7.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) please
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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