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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 92 · 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? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  6. 6.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  17. 17.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
  21. 21.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  31. 31.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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