Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 457 · 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? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
9. 9.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
19. 19.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🧭 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
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
39. 39.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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