Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 485 · 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 birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
5. 5.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🧭 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
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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