Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 610 · 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 voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) please (c) plz (d) plss
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) wanna (d) going to
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yeah” (c) “Yes” (d) “Ya”
38. 38.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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