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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 87 · 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: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
  3. 3.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
  12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
  14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
  20. 20.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
  31. 31.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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