Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 231 · 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.🧭 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
2. 2.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 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
7. 7.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
17. 17.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal

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