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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 735 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
  2. 2.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
  11. 11.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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