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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 784 · 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: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.🧭 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
  19. 19.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  23. 23.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
  33. 33.💬 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
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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