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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 464 · 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: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.💬 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
  13. 13.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  23. 23.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
  30. 30.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
  32. 32.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
  33. 33.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
  36. 36.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. informal
  4. True
  5. going to
  6. formal
  7. formal
  8. False
  9. False
  10. an informal line
  11. informal
  12. a formal line
  13. True
  14. “Good morning”
  15. formal
  16. True
  17. an informal line
  18. False
  19. False
  20. formal
  21. formal
  22. “Thank you very much.”
  23. True
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. who you are talking to
  30. True
  31. “Yes”
  32. polite and formal
  33. False
  34. an informal line
  35. please
  36. False
  37. informal
  38. False
  39. False
  40. a formal line

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