Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 517 · 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: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
3. 3.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
21. 21.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🧭 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
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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