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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 486 · 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 voice note to your old school friend 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) True (b) False
  3. 3.💬 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
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  5. 5.🧭 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
  6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  15. 15.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  22. 22.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
  32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
  34. 34.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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