Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 566 · 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 family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
29. 29.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal

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