Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 23 · 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 a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
11. 11.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
16. 16.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
25. 25.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 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
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) your shoe size

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