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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 537 · 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: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  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.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
  13. 13.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
  15. 15.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  23. 23.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
  34. 34.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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