Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 241 · 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 voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
7. 7.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 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
23. 23.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
26. 26.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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