Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 270 · 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.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
12. 12.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
21. 21.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
25. 25.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.💬 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
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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