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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 624 · 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: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  3. 3.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  37. 37.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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