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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 422 · 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? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  5. 5.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
  30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  38. 38.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  39. 39.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”

Answer key

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

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