Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 573 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.💬 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
3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
11. 11.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
21. 21.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) going to
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yeah”
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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