Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 545 · 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) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
2. 2.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
5. 5.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal 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.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thx!”
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal

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