Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 154 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
22. 22.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
29. 29.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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