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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 606 · 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: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💬 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
  23. 23.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  32. 32.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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