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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 673 · 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 “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  9. 9.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
  15. 15.💬 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
  16. 16.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  21. 21.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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