Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 225 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
29. 29.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
39. 39.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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