Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 282 · 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: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) going to (d) gotta
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
31. 31.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
38. 38.💬 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
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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