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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 609 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  2. 2.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
  9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
  22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 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

Answer key

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

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