Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 176 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
6. 6.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
12. 12.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🧭 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
16. 16.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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