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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 78 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  16. 16.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
  18. 18.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  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.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
  29. 29.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  35. 35.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  38. 38.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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