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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 778 · 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: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  9. 9.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  16. 16.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
  27. 27.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
  31. 31.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.💬 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
  35. 35.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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