Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 449 · 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? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
4. 4.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
27. 27.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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