Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 478 · 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 letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
17. 17.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 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
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) plz
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”

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