Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 571 · 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: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Sup”
4. 4.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
7. 7.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🧭 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
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
14. 14.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
30. 30.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
31. 31.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
37. 37.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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