Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

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

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