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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 864 · 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: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
  10. 10.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
  14. 14.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
  18. 18.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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