Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 299 · 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: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
20. 20.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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