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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 657 · 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: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  6. 6.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  11. 11.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧭 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
  21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
  33. 33.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
  34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (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. a formal line
  3. an informal line
  4. “Thank you very much.”
  5. “I am not sure.”
  6. False
  7. False
  8. True
  9. True
  10. “Good morning”
  11. False
  12. True
  13. an informal line
  14. True
  15. True
  16. True
  17. False
  18. a formal line
  19. True
  20. who you are talking to
  21. False
  22. True
  23. False
  24. False
  25. False
  26. informal
  27. going to
  28. an informal line
  29. formal
  30. formal
  31. False
  32. please
  33. polite and formal
  34. False
  35. formal
  36. informal
  37. an informal line
  38. True
  39. informal
  40. formal

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