Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 618 · 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: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) please (b) pleeease (c) plz (d) plss
6. 6.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
13. 13.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and casual (c) polite and formal (d) rude and short
16. 16.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the time on the clock (b) the weather (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
22. 22.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
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: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) going to (d) wanna
35. 35.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 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
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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