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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 884 · 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: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) please
  3. 3.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.💬 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
  8. 8.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
  11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  15. 15.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  19. 19.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  30. 30.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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