Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 302 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
2. 2.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🧭 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
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
23. 23.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
29. 29.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
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: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 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
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal

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