Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 172 · 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: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
14. 14.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
16. 16.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease

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