Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 117 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
3. 3.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
7. 7.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” 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: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 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
33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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