Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 288 · 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: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
23. 23.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
38. 38.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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