Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 479 · 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: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
40. 40.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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