Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 220 · 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: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
5. 5.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
10. 10.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
20. 20.💬 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
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
27. 27.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
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: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal

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