Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 564 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
11. 11.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (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: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) kinda
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
16. 16.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 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
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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