Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 526 · 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) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🧭 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
3. 3.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 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
15. 15.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) going to
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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