Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 454 · 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: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
6. 6.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
10. 10.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal

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