Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 406 · 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: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
9. 9.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
21. 21.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧭 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
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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