Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 569 · 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.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
2. 2.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
7. 7.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) your shoe size
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
18. 18.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
30. 30.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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