Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 612 · 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 call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Ta!” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yeah” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yes”
8. 8.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) the weather (d) who you are talking to
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) please (c) pleeease (d) plz
19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal 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: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Who knows?”
23. 23.💬 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
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal

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