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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 894 · 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: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  3. 3.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
  11. 11.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
  15. 15.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
  21. 21.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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