Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 417 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
9. 9.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
29. 29.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
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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