Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 384 · 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 scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plz
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
12. 12.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
17. 17.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 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
30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal

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