Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 552 · 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 planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) your shoe size (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
25. 25.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Sup”
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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