Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 356 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
28. 28.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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