Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 586 · 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? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🧭 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
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “I am not sure.”
8. 8.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
12. 12.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) going to
24. 24.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Tysm!!”
26. 26.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
32. 32.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 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
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (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) True (b) False

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