Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 186 · 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) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
6. 6.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
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? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) plss (d) please
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 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
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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