Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 47 · 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 chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
5. 5.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
22. 22.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
25. 25.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 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
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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