Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 38 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🧭 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
10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) please
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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