Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 597 · 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: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plss
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) wanna (c) going to (d) gotta
7. 7.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 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
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
24. 24.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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