Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 248 · 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 “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
33. 33.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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