Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 550 · 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 call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
4. 4.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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