Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 600 · 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: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal 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: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) plz (c) pleeease (d) plss
29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
33. 33.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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