Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 119 · 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: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (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.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
19. 19.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
22. 22.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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