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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 739 · 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: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
  19. 19.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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