Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 589 · 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: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) rude and short (c) slangy and casual (d) polite and formal
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.💬 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
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True

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