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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 652 · 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? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
  20. 20.🧭 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
  21. 21.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💬 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
  25. 25.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”

Answer key

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

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