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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 926 · 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: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
  12. 12.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
  17. 17.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
  19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
  22. 22.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  24. 24.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  26. 26.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  29. 29.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
  35. 35.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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