Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 189 · 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 texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
5. 5.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
10. 10.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
19. 19.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 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
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
39. 39.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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