Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 142 · 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: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
11. 11.🧭 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
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
17. 17.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
23. 23.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal

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