Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 285 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
3. 3.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
9. 9.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
18. 18.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 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
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal

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