Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 398 · 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 “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 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
4. 4.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧭 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
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
37. 37.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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