Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 563 · 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.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “Dunno.”
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) gotta (d) kinda
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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