Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 499 · 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.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) the time on the clock
2. 2.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
16. 16.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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