Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 11 · 40 questions

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!”.

1. 1.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🧭 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
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
14. 14.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
19. 19.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
23. 23.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
37. 37.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
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: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal

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