Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

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

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