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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 518 · 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 joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
  6. 6.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  21. 21.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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