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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 765 · 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? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
  4. 4.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
  13. 13.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  20. 20.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  25. 25.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  36. 36.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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