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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 423 · 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 an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  13. 13.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
  34. 34.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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