Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 365 · 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.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
7. 7.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
11. 11.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.💬 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
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
30. 30.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (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) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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