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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 719 · 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: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
  5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
  7. 7.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💬 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
  28. 28.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
  32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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