Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 183 · 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 planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
22. 22.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
34. 34.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 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
40. 40.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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