Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 313 · 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 call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
11. 11.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.💬 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
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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