Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 310 · 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: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 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
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
24. 24.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal

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