Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 319 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
19. 19.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
22. 22.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
33. 33.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”

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