Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 530 · 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.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) wanna (d) gotta
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
21. 21.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
25. 25.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
40. 40.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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