Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 513 · 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 family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
5. 5.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
19. 19.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 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
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
34. 34.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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