Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

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

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