Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 331 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 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
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
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: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
28. 28.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal

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