Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 291 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 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
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
28. 28.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
32. 32.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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