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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 681 · 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) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  3. 3.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  7. 7.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  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.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧭 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
  23. 23.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💬 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
  25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  32. 32.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
  35. 35.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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