Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 275 · 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? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
11. 11.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 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
20. 20.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (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 family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
31. 31.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧭 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
33. 33.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
40. 40.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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