Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 480 · 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 a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
4. 4.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 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
16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
38. 38.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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