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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 418 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
  12. 12.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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