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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 581 · 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? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  13. 13.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  21. 21.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
  31. 31.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”

Answer key

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

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