Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 385 · 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 birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
16. 16.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
21. 21.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
35. 35.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal

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