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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 683 · 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 “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
  3. 3.🧭 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
  4. 4.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
  10. 10.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  21. 21.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  27. 27.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
  28. 28.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz

Answer key

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

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