Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 55 · 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 a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
18. 18.💬 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
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Tysm!!”
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) polite and formal
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal

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