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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 892 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
  4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  5. 5.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
  14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
  21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  22. 22.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
  28. 28.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  36. 36.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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