Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 592 · 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) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Hiya” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Yo”
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) wanna (c) gotta (d) kinda
25. 25.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 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
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
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: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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