Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 253 · 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? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
13. 13.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
19. 19.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (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 family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
39. 39.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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