Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 483 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 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
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
11. 11.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
14. 14.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🧭 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
17. 17.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
33. 33.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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