Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 300 · 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? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
3. 3.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
33. 33.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 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
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to

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