Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 127 · 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: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 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
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
6. 6.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
35. 35.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal

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