Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 532 · 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 emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
23. 23.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
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 a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
38. 38.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False

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