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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 979 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
  20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: planning a picnic with friends 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: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
  36. 36.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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