Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 257 · 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) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
5. 5.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
9. 9.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
15. 15.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 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
29. 29.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal

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