Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 237 · 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: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
5. 5.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 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
8. 8.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
24. 24.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
28. 28.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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