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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 764 · 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: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  10. 10.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  15. 15.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
  18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  23. 23.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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