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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 790 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
  2. 2.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  23. 23.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

  1. please
  2. False
  3. formal
  4. an informal line
  5. informal
  6. True
  7. True
  8. False
  9. informal
  10. True
  11. an informal line
  12. who you are talking to
  13. a formal line
  14. True
  15. informal
  16. “Good morning”
  17. an informal line
  18. False
  19. an informal line
  20. formal
  21. “Thank you very much.”
  22. a formal line
  23. False
  24. False
  25. True
  26. informal
  27. going to
  28. informal
  29. formal
  30. True
  31. formal
  32. True
  33. an informal line
  34. False
  35. informal
  36. False
  37. True
  38. an informal line
  39. True
  40. formal

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