Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 500 · 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 call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
4. 4.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
10. 10.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
14. 14.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 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
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to

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