Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 42 · 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.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
17. 17.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
26. 26.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
40. 40.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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