Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 59 · 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: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
10. 10.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and casual (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
12. 12.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) the time on the clock
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
30. 30.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thx!” (d) “Ta!”
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal

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