Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 429 · 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.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
21. 21.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal

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