Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 274 · 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: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
8. 8.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
21. 21.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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