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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 674 · 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 “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
  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.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
  19. 19.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  29. 29.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💬 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
  32. 32.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
  37. 37.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

  1. “Good morning”
  2. an informal line
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
  6. False
  7. False
  8. “Thank you very much.”
  9. an informal line
  10. False
  11. False
  12. False
  13. informal
  14. True
  15. False
  16. True
  17. who you are talking to
  18. going to
  19. True
  20. False
  21. True
  22. False
  23. an informal line
  24. formal
  25. informal
  26. a formal line
  27. “Yes”
  28. a formal line
  29. True
  30. True
  31. a formal line
  32. False
  33. a formal line
  34. informal
  35. True
  36. polite and formal
  37. False
  38. formal
  39. formal
  40. a formal line

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