Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 351 · 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 writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
3. 3.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
17. 17.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
21. 21.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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