Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 217 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
3. 3.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
39. 39.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal

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