Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 576 · 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? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) going to (c) kinda (d) gotta
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Good morning”
26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
33. 33.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yup” (d) “Ya”
37. 37.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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