Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 110 · 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: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
4. 4.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
14. 14.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
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.💬 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
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
29. 29.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal

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