Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 414 · 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: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
7. 7.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend 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: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
31. 31.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) plss (d) please
38. 38.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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