Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 265 · 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? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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