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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 48 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  7. 7.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  15. 15.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  22. 22.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  27. 27.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  35. 35.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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