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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 546 · 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: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
  6. 6.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
  12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
  28. 28.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”

Answer key

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

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