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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 567 · 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: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
  11. 11.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
  18. 18.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  31. 31.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
  33. 33.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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