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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 409 · 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: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧭 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
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  4. 4.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  6. 6.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  19. 19.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
  22. 22.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal 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: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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