Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 296 · 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? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
26. 26.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
40. 40.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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