Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 166 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
13. 13.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 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
28. 28.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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