Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 367 · 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 “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
2. 2.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 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
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
34. 34.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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