Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 129 · 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: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
11. 11.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
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: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
27. 27.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss

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