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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 925 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
  7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
  8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
  10. 10.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  17. 17.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  20. 20.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  28. 28.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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