Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 432 · 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: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
25. 25.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
35. 35.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 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
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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