Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 236 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
30. 30.💬 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
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal

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