Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 598 · 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) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Yo”
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) gotta
31. 31.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
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: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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