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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 465 · 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: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
  9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
  16. 16.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  27. 27.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  30. 30.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
  32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
  38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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