Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 622 · 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: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the weather (c) who you are talking to (d) the time on the clock
7. 7.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plss (b) plz (c) please (d) pleeease
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 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
11. 11.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
12. 12.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) slangy and casual (b) rude and short (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
20. 20.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Tysm!!” (c) “Thank you very much.” (d) “Ta!”
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “I am not sure.”

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