Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 221 · 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 emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
6. 6.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
9. 9.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
20. 20.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 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
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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