Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 415 · 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? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
16. 16.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
19. 19.💬 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
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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