Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 330 · 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 birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
32. 32.💬 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
33. 33.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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