Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 620 · 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.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
6. 6.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 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
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thank you very much.”
10. 10.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) rude and short
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plz
18. 18.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) wanna (b) gotta (c) going to (d) kinda
24. 24.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
27. 27.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False

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