Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 203 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) plss (d) please
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 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
22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
27. 27.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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