Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 276 · 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) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
10. 10.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧭 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
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
40. 40.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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