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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 580 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
  22. 22.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  30. 30.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
  36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💬 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
  39. 39.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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