Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 438 · 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? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
18. 18.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
21. 21.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (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.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
30. 30.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
33. 33.💬 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
34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
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.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal

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