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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 713 · 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: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  20. 20.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
  21. 21.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💬 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
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”

Answer key

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

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