Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 238 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
2. 2.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
16. 16.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.💬 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
36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
39. 39.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal

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