Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 487 · 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 family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 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
22. 22.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
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.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal

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