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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 442 · 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? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
  18. 18.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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