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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 664 · 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: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
  7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
  11. 11.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
  34. 34.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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