Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 376 · 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.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
15. 15.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
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.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
31. 31.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 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
40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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