Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 506 · 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 phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
7. 7.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
20. 20.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 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
27. 27.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
36. 36.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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