Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 419 · 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: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
6. 6.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 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
17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
33. 33.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
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? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
39. 39.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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