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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 404 · 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 an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
  4. 4.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  19. 19.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
  22. 22.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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