Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 368 · 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 writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) plss (d) please
3. 3.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
8. 8.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧭 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
17. 17.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
31. 31.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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