Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 335 · 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 “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
2. 2.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
6. 6.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 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
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal

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