Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 613 · 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 family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Good morning”
5. 5.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) kinda (d) wanna
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧭 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
38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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