Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 553 · 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: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) plz
15. 15.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
21. 21.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 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
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
38. 38.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal

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