Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 460 · 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: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
8. 8.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 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
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) plz (d) pleeease
19. 19.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
21. 21.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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 a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal 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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