Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 212 · 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 scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
15. 15.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.💬 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
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
27. 27.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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