Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 551 · 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: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and casual
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 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
22. 22.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yup”
37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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