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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 528 · 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 speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
  4. 4.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  6. 6.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  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: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
  16. 16.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
  22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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