Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 554 · 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: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “Who knows?”
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) plss (d) please
7. 7.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
14. 14.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
15. 15.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) rude and short (d) silly and loud
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) going to (c) gotta (d) wanna
33. 33.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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