Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 515 · 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 call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
13. 13.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🧭 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
17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
33. 33.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal

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