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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 623 · 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? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  16. 16.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  30. 30.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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