Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 596 · 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? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Yo” (c) “Sup” (d) “Good morning”
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
7. 7.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
11. 11.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) please (d) plz
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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