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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 729 · 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? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  8. 8.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
  13. 13.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  18. 18.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💬 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
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
  30. 30.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  36. 36.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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