Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 396 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
7. 7.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
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.💬 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
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
17. 17.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
19. 19.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
24. 24.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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