Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 536 · 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 planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
8. 8.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.💬 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
11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
20. 20.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False

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