Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 308 · 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? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
6. 6.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
23. 23.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
34. 34.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal

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