Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 279 · 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? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
8. 8.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal

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