Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 370 · 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 planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss

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