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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 522 · 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 a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  8. 8.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  21. 21.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  26. 26.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  30. 30.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
  37. 37.🧭 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
  38. 38.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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