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Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 993 · 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 “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
  2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  9. 9.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
  14. 14.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
  25. 25.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (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.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
  33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
  40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. going to
  2. a formal line
  3. False
  4. an informal line
  5. “Yes”
  6. informal
  7. False
  8. an informal line
  9. False
  10. True
  11. informal
  12. formal
  13. please
  14. False
  15. False
  16. False
  17. True
  18. False
  19. False
  20. True
  21. formal
  22. True
  23. False
  24. polite and formal
  25. False
  26. False
  27. True
  28. True
  29. False
  30. who you are talking to
  31. False
  32. “Good morning”
  33. an informal line
  34. an informal line
  35. a formal line
  36. informal
  37. True
  38. True
  39. “Thank you very much.”
  40. True

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