Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 215 · 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: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
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: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
9. 9.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
19. 19.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
26. 26.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
33. 33.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
40. 40.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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