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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 85 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  3. 3.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
  21. 21.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧭 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
  36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  38. 38.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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