Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 468 · 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: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
17. 17.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
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: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal

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