Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

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

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