Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 271 · 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? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
19. 19.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
21. 21.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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