Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 619 · 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? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Who knows?” (b) “Dunno.” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “No clue, man.”
5. 5.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 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
7. 7.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
11. 11.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
19. 19.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) rude and short
21. 21.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) please (c) plss (d) pleeease
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Hiya” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Yo” (d) “Sup”
39. 39.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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