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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 637 · 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 birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
  6. 6.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  13. 13.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
  14. 14.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💬 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
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  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 say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  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. True
  2. False
  3. True
  4. polite and formal
  5. going to
  6. False
  7. informal
  8. False
  9. True
  10. a formal line
  11. True
  12. “Thank you very much.”
  13. who you are talking to
  14. True
  15. False
  16. informal
  17. True
  18. True
  19. formal
  20. formal
  21. True
  22. True
  23. False
  24. “Good morning”
  25. a formal line
  26. formal
  27. True
  28. False
  29. a formal line
  30. informal
  31. False
  32. True
  33. True
  34. informal
  35. “I am not sure.”
  36. False
  37. informal
  38. False
  39. True
  40. an informal line

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