Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 354 · 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) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
2. 2.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
3. 3.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 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
8. 8.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
33. 33.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
35. 35.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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