Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 540 · 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) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
3. 3.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 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
14. 14.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
31. 31.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
34. 34.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
37. 37.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
40. 40.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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