Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 150 · 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? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
16. 16.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal

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