Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 307 · 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: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
6. 6.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
19. 19.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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