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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 906 · 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: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
  8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  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 birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
  20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
  24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
  37. 37.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. informal
  3. an informal line
  4. a formal line
  5. informal
  6. False
  7. going to
  8. False
  9. formal
  10. formal
  11. informal
  12. False
  13. formal
  14. an informal line
  15. a formal line
  16. informal
  17. False
  18. formal
  19. who you are talking to
  20. an informal line
  21. “Good morning”
  22. an informal line
  23. “Yes”
  24. False
  25. informal
  26. False
  27. formal
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. “Thank you very much.”
  34. a formal line
  35. informal
  36. please
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. True

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