Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

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

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