Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 394 · 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 phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
17. 17.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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