Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 223 · 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: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 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
36. 36.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
37. 37.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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