Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 218 · 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 chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) plss (d) please
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
23. 23.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 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
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
26. 26.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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