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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 980 · 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 “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
  2. 2.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
  9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
  14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
  16. 16.💬 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
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
  18. 18.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
  23. 23.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  36. 36.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

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

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