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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 428 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
  7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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