Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 34 · 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 talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🧭 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
6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
8. 8.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
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.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
24. 24.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
26. 26.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
36. 36.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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