Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 371 · 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 “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
13. 13.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
24. 24.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal

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