Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 163 · 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: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 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
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
8. 8.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
19. 19.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
21. 21.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
34. 34.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal

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