Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 214 · 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 letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 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
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
17. 17.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
21. 21.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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