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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 687 · 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 write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  10. 10.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
  18. 18.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
  22. 22.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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