Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 210 · 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 talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 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
6. 6.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧭 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
27. 27.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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