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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 706 · 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.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  7. 7.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
  16. 16.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  20. 20.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
  23. 23.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
  25. 25.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  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: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. polite and formal
  4. a formal line
  5. True
  6. “Yes”
  7. True
  8. informal
  9. informal
  10. formal
  11. False
  12. a formal line
  13. going to
  14. formal
  15. “Good morning”
  16. True
  17. True
  18. a formal line
  19. “Thank you very much.”
  20. False
  21. True
  22. please
  23. True
  24. who you are talking to
  25. False
  26. True
  27. an informal line
  28. True
  29. True
  30. formal
  31. False
  32. informal
  33. True
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. formal
  38. False
  39. formal
  40. False

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