Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 4 · 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: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
7. 7.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 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
36. 36.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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