Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 179 · 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 a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
10. 10.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
17. 17.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 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
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
27. 27.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal

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