Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 185 · 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 speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
3. 3.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
7. 7.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
10. 10.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
13. 13.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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