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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 413 · 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: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
  5. 5.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  27. 27.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  32. 32.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”

Answer key

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

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