Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 629 · 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: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for emailing the principal for leave? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yup” (b) “Yes” (c) “Yeah” (d) “Ya”
7. 7.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
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: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
25. 25.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Send me the deets pls.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 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
37. 37.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “Dunno.” (b) “I am not sure.” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Who knows?”
38. 38.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True

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