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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 65 · 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) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  2. 2.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
  17. 17.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  21. 21.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  23. 23.💬 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
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  33. 33.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
  38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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