Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 180 · 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 call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
18. 18.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
40. 40.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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