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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 656 · 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.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
  9. 9.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  39. 39.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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