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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 89 · 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: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
  5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
  14. 14.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
  23. 23.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
  29. 29.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  33. 33.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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