Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 375 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
2. 2.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
26. 26.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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