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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 833 · 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.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
  2. 2.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
  14. 14.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  20. 20.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💬 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
  28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
  29. 29.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud

Answer key

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

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