Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 192 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
10. 10.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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