Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 439 · 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: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
19. 19.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) plss (d) pleeease
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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