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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 54 · 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 family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
  13. 13.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  37. 37.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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