Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 594 · 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? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
4. 4.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and casual
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
23. 23.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) who you are talking to (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
24. 24.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
26. 26.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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