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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 452 · 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: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  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.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
  9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
  10. 10.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
  20. 20.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
  32. 32.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  36. 36.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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