Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 131 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
13. 13.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
15. 15.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
20. 20.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 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
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
24. 24.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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