Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 585 · 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) plss (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) please
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
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 call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) kinda (d) gotta
21. 21.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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