Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 40 · 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 a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 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
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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
16. 16.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
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: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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