Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 281 · 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) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
14. 14.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
24. 24.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
31. 31.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
35. 35.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal

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