Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 507 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
2. 2.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
4. 4.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) please
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
26. 26.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
34. 34.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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