Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 115 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
10. 10.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
14. 14.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
22. 22.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (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: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 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
35. 35.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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