Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 205 · 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 a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
8. 8.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda
14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
18. 18.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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