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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 885 · 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: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
  7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  17. 17.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
  26. 26.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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