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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 578 · 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) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
  2. 2.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
  15. 15.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
  22. 22.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  32. 32.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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