Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 503 · 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 birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
9. 9.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
14. 14.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) plz (d) pleeease
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
30. 30.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
34. 34.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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