Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 168 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
5. 5.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
12. 12.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
40. 40.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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