Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 565 · 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: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
20. 20.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
28. 28.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
40. 40.🧭 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

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