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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 946 · 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? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.💬 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
  12. 12.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  15. 15.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
  20. 20.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  23. 23.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
  28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
  29. 29.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  32. 32.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
  34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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