Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 481 · 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 a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
3. 3.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
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 joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
12. 12.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
17. 17.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
34. 34.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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