Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 158 · 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? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
3. 3.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 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
10. 10.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
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: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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