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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 693 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
  13. 13.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
  25. 25.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
  33. 33.💬 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
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
  35. 35.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”

Answer key

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

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