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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 68 · 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 “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
  2. 2.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  10. 10.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
  21. 21.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
  24. 24.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
  27. 27.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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