Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 614 · 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.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Ta!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Thx!”
8. 8.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) the weather
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) wanna (c) going to (d) kinda
13. 13.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “No clue, man.”
15. 15.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.💬 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
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Sup” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Hiya” (d) “Yo”
25. 25.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True

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