Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 318 · 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: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
3. 3.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
32. 32.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”

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