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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 562 · 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 a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
  21. 21.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
  36. 36.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) going to (d) gotta
  38. 38.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. False
  4. informal
  5. an informal line
  6. True
  7. formal
  8. True
  9. False
  10. “Yes”
  11. informal
  12. formal
  13. “Thank you very much.”
  14. formal
  15. a formal line
  16. an informal line
  17. True
  18. a formal line
  19. informal
  20. please
  21. True
  22. True
  23. a formal line
  24. True
  25. False
  26. True
  27. an informal line
  28. True
  29. False
  30. formal
  31. formal
  32. informal
  33. True
  34. formal
  35. “Good morning”
  36. True
  37. going to
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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