Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 519 · 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) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 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
15. 15.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
21. 21.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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