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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 52 · 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) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  30. 30.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (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: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
  34. 34.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda

Answer key

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

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