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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 763 · 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? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  4. 4.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  10. 10.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
  12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
  21. 21.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
  32. 32.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💬 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
  39. 39.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”

Answer key

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

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