Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 309 · 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: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
16. 16.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
19. 19.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plz
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
30. 30.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.💬 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
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal

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