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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 891 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
  9. 9.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  16. 16.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
  36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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