Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 152 · 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.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
2. 2.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) please (d) pleeease
8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
18. 18.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
21. 21.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (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: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
27. 27.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 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
40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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