Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 570 · 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 say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) going to
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
26. 26.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal

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