Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 403 · 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: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
10. 10.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plz
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
38. 38.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal

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