Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 463 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
7. 7.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.💬 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
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
20. 20.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
40. 40.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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