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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 604 · 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: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
  20. 20.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
  25. 25.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
  37. 37.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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