Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 273 · 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? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
23. 23.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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