Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 469 · 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 “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
2. 2.🧭 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
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
4. 4.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal

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