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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 577 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
  5. 5.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  23. 23.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” 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.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
  32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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