Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 295 · 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: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 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
14. 14.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) please
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
34. 34.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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