Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 169 · 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: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.💬 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
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
36. 36.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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