Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 453 · 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) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
3. 3.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
23. 23.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
37. 37.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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