Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 472 · 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: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
3. 3.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal 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.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
12. 12.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
13. 13.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
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: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
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: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job 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 a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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