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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 72 · 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: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
  4. 4.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
  15. 15.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
  17. 17.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  26. 26.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”

Answer key

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

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