Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 467 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
8. 8.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
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 say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
12. 12.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 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
36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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