Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 44 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
2. 2.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
14. 14.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
19. 19.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
28. 28.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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