Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 329 · 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 joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
7. 7.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
23. 23.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”

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