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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 899 · 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? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
  9. 9.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
  17. 17.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  23. 23.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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