Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 412 · 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? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
4. 4.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
14. 14.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
38. 38.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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