Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 326 · 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: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
7. 7.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
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: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
11. 11.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
17. 17.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
29. 29.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal

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