Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 407 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
18. 18.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
20. 20.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
22. 22.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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