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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 699 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
  4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.💬 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
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  16. 16.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  19. 19.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
  22. 22.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  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? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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