Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 617 · 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: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) rude and short (d) slangy and casual
6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) who you are talking to (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
8. 8.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 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
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Good morning” (b) “Sup” (c) “Yo” (d) “Hiya”
15. 15.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
18. 18.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thank you very much.” (b) “Thx!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Tysm!!”
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) kinda (c) going to (d) gotta
36. 36.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal

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