Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 502 · 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 joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 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
5. 5.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
9. 9.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
17. 17.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
20. 20.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
24. 24.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) who you are talking to
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
32. 32.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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