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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 51 · 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: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
  17. 17.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  19. 19.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  22. 22.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  26. 26.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
  28. 28.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
  29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
  40. 40.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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