Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 227 · 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: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) please (d) pleeease
18. 18.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 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
29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
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? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
39. 39.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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