Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 35 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
11. 11.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
17. 17.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 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
28. 28.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
29. 29.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
39. 39.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal

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