Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 363 · 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 “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
2. 2.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
6. 6.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
14. 14.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
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: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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