Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 360 · 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 a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 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
22. 22.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal

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