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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 495 · 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 writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
  9. 9.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
  22. 22.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
  30. 30.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  35. 35.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”

Answer key

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

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