Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 590 · 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? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
7. 7.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) gotta (d) wanna
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
15. 15.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plss (d) plz
20. 20.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) the weather (d) your shoe size
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
31. 31.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 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
35. 35.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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