Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 323 · 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 scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
3. 3.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal

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