Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 494 · 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 scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
6. 6.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 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
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
20. 20.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss

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