Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 61 · 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: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plss (c) plz (d) please
27. 27.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Ya” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Yup”
28. 28.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
32. 32.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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