Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 625 · 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: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “No clue, man.” (c) “Who knows?” (d) “I am not sure.”
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) your shoe size (c) the time on the clock (d) the weather
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) plss (c) pleeease (d) please
30. 30.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) going to (c) wanna (d) kinda
34. 34.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Hey, what’s up?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Yes”

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