Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 387 · 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 emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
3. 3.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
4. 4.💬 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
5. 5.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal

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