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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 923 · 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? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
  3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
  35. 35.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
  39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”

Answer key

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

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