Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 595 · 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: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
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: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
22. 22.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (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.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yes”
27. 27.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Yo” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
31. 31.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
33. 33.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
35. 35.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal

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