Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 116 · 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: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
11. 11.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
13. 13.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
14. 14.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 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
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plz
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
35. 35.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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