Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 549 · 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.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
13. 13.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yup”
37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 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
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss

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