Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 355 · 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 emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
8. 8.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
25. 25.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal

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