Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 219 · 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 phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
38. 38.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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