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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 861 · 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 say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
  3. 3.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
  21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
  33. 33.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
  36. 36.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  39. 39.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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