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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 982 · 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 “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
  2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
  3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
  12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
  14. 14.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  16. 16.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
  18. 18.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
  22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  25. 25.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  39. 39.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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