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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 949 · 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: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
  4. 4.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
  18. 18.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧭 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
  21. 21.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
  30. 30.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
  32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal 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: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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