Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 527 · 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 speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
13. 13.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.💬 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
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal

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