Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 401 · 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 speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) plss (d) please
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 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
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
27. 27.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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