Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 328 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
2. 2.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
9. 9.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
11. 11.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
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? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 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
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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